http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Thailand , Central , Ayutthaya en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:50:34 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:50:34 UTC Gestern abend war es noch ganz lustig. Beim Essen hab ich Steffi aus dem Schwarzwald bzw. London getroffen. Sie hat bei Sylvia Schleuter in Reisebuero gearbeitet bis letzte Woche. Was fuer ein Zufall haben die neuestn neuigkeiten ausgetauscht und ein Bier mit 2 Jungs getrunken. Daraus ist heute ein Fruehstueck und eine RadBesichtigungstour geworden. Der eingewachsene Buddhakopf im Baum sowie die http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-348082.html Nachdem ich heut in der Frueh den 1.Klasse Bus nach Ayutthaya genommen habe bin ich ungefaehr nach 6Stunden Fahrt um 15.00 Uhr an der Autobahn abgesetzt worden. Dieser Bus fuhr nicht in die Stadt sondern nur dran vorbei also noch ein kleines Taxi genommen und ab zu Tonis Place. Echt nett. Mein Zimmer ist schoen gross die Anlage sehr gross und gemuetlich von meinen Zimmer hoert man zum glueck n http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-347413.html Hello kind followers of our travel blogFirstly no that's not a spelling mistake in the title. Ayutthaya the old capital of Thailand has many wats and temples. And also many ants. Some that made their way into my bag and onto my clothes 'ants on my pants' was the second choice of blog title. Anyhow I'm getting ahead of myself. The last time David posted a blog we were in Bangkok staying in C http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-347238.html When you get off a tuktuk at the bus station in Thailand you never have to worry about knowing where yoursquore going. People descend upon you like hoards of mosquitoes out of the open air transport market ldquoWhere you goingrdquo ldquoWhere you gordquo They will urgently usher you into a line which indeed sells tickets for where you need to go. The catch is there are usually at http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-347206.html Ayutthaya boasts a burgeoning little guest house area locally referred to as ldquoLittle Khao Sanrdquo. Thankfully this street was far more charming and relaxed than its clammy dryheaving namesake. Little cafes featured LIVE JAZZ two sweet Thai teenagers earnestly crooning Sinatra era tunes and plunking away on their keyboard bikes rentals were 30 baht a day under 1 and most establi http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-346914.html I arrived after a long train in the daytime. I checked into the hostel and did a little internet research on Ayutthaya as i hadnt done much reading about this area. So I decided to get an early night. I got up early and went to the tourist center to get some maps so I could walk about. here you can hire a bycicle however having not been on one for such a long time the prospect of riding about the http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-345554.html I don't think I've written anything more about my trip since Koh Tao. Actually it's been rather uneventful. The south of Thailand on the whole is a place where people 1. sunbathe 2. party 3. dive 4. climb. Out of those four I'm only suited for one. Diving in Koh Tao was really fun. I got my advanced certification so that I can dive to 30 m and at night. I'm happy about that. I went to Koh Pan http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-344336.html Premier jour a AyutthayaIl est 13h10 quand nous ecrivons ces quelques mots dans un high speed Internet cafe d'Ayutthaya. D'ailleurs c'est tellement High Speed qu'il faudra peut etre se contenter de ces quelques mots on sera fixe dans 10 minutes.Charles s'est a nouveau leve a l'aube mais est vite retourne dans la chambre a cause des repas vachement epices de la veille o Ensuite nous avons lou http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-341469.html Ayutthaya se situe a 1h au Nord de Bangkok. Elle est chargee d'histoire puisque c'est l'ancienne capitale du pays symbole de l'empire Siam. Elle fut pillee par les Birmans. On y a vus plein de temples Bouddhiques mais en ruine et de beaux parcs a velo. C'est ici que se trouve l'un des plus grands bouddhas du pays. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-339303.html Hello again Hope everyone back home is ok ......... All I hear in the news is doom n gloom and have to say I'm pretty glad I'm out of it right now. Having said that the bank I invested some of my equity in has gone under but from what I hear the FSA has guaranteed people's savings so hopefully all will be ok. Anyhow hope you guys are all doing ok.So where did i get to ......... oh ok http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-338941.html 11th 12th OctoberAyutthaya is old capital city of Thailand but found it quite dull to be honest so probably be a short entry Had to get up early in Bangkok to get there...catching train. Calling it a train is v.far fetched. Looked like the inside of a baked beans can and movedsmelledfelt like one too Only cost 20bht although already paid for and were in 3rd class...didn't even know 3rd c http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-335034.html We arrived in Ayutthaya on 11th October 2008 by train. The train was third class and the worst journey I have ever taken. It lasted for 90 minutes was crammed full of people the seats were hard plastic and there was no air conditioning although there was a single fan on the roofWe were picked up from the station by our new hostel owner and taken to drop off our bags. I liked this hostel most http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-335019.html Good morning campersjust a quick note as i am not sure i'll message for the next day or so going to stay in a hill tribeyesterday we left bangkok for ayuttaya and went round some old ruins for the day used to be the capital.then we got the overnight train to chaingmaithe first 4 hours were great with comfy seats and a large open window looking out over the coiuntryside of thailand then http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-333148.html After a long 9 hour train journey with some interesting jungle views and playing peek a boo with a little boy who kept peeking between the seats we arrived in Ayutthaya and after our first day here we are feeling very culturedOn arrival we got in a tuk tuk where we thought the driver knew where he was taking us but after Zoe spotted our hostel we had to get his attention to turn around and even http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-328135.html Lieve vrienden familie...etcHier volgt dan toch echt het lang verwachte eerste bericht We houden het maar kort want we zitten hier echt achter een ontzettende klte pc Allereerst bedankt voor alle leuke berichtjes cadeautjes mailtjes en natuurlijk niet te vergeten jullie gezelligheid op ons feestje Was echt een top avond en een mooi afscheid klinkt wel heel dramatisch.... Na anderhalv http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-317100.html Not been up to that much since our last blog yet thought we would get up to date before we head off to Pak Chong and go trekking in Khao Yai national park which is home of that waterfall from the beach amazing Since our last blog mark went for a haircut....it seems the lady mistook mark for a monk and that their version of a number two is A LOT shorter than ours His head is now a lot whiter tha http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-316660.html Enjoy http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-314075.html I woke up with a minor diarrheoa which is actually a good thing because it means I'm releasing the heat in the system. Luckily it didn't continue.Orisir and her friend April came to pick me up and we were on our way to Ayuttaya.Ayuttaya was the capitla prior to Bangkok. The Burmese came and burned down the city and took all the gold. They built a giant gold statue of Buddha from the gold in Ay http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-313766.html After standing around at our pier near Khao San Road the huge touristy hostel area of Bangkok with DELICIOUS STREET FOOD at around 700 AM we decided that the express boat or ANY boat for that matter does not come to our pier that early. Meh. So we hopped into a tuk tuk headed to the train station and spent the day in Ayutthaya. There's the basic account. Now for the detailed emotio http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-311243.html Central north west of Thailand 16th March 31st March 2008 http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-309271.html Those of you familiar with the videogame that got pretty popular in the 90's might remember a movie also made in the 90's. Spending many quarters in the arcades on this game I definitely went to go see this movie when it came out about 10 years ago. Apparently some of it was shot in Ayutthaya where there are a ton of old Wat's and cool temples. I got to Ayuttaya smoothly and found the chea http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-307848.html After a long journey back from Cambodia we were all in need of a lie in so set off for Ayutthaya late morning on Friday 25th July. We travelled from Bangkok by bus for 1.5 hours and when we arrived we were then able to walk to the main strip of guesthouses. After a leisurely lunch we decided to have a walk around the former capital of Thailand and caught a tuk tuk to the Elephant Kraal. The Elep http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-307732.html SawadeekaaWent to the the ladyboys on our last night in Bangkok captured the beautiful rendition of 'I am what i am' on film hehe. We made our way to the eco house on sunday breakfast at 8am every morning with a bell to wake us lol... had chips for breakfast this morning D Also found out that our house us where the half and half people live the twin house is where the boys live and the lemo http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-303536.html After having breakfast with Renea and her friend in Kanchanaburi I decided it was time for me to move on to my next destination Ayuthaya. After a 45 hr journey in 2 different local buses I arrived to Ayuthaya and found a cheap place to stay but not as cheap or as nice as The Jolly Frog in Kanchanaburi.I then went for a walk to explore the town as I always do when I get to a new place. I strolled http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-301789.html Day 6 in ThailandWe travel by bus to Ayutthaya where we have a day room. We travel by Songtaew to vist Wat Yai Chai Mongkoi where we see the Vistory Stupa of Great King a huge reclining Budda and a freaky real looking wax statue of a famous onk. Our guide is cool and we learn about buddism and what Ayutthaya was like when it was powerful then its fall after the war with Burma. We visit Wat Mah http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-301669.html HiStaying in Bangkok tonight and heading to Ayutthaya early in the am for the day. It's the old capital of Thailand and the ruins are supposed to be quite amazing.Two days ago was our first day of our travelling threesome. We booked some flights arranged our vietnam visas and headed to NIce Fashion on a locals suggestion to get fitted for suits. It was nuts All 3 of us picked out a few dress de http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-300570.html We woke up and once again had Mr. Yim's yogurt and fresh fruit then bargained for a cab to the bus station. Our cab driver had no clue where he was going and drove us all around Bangkok and made us pay for the entire ride. Shosh was pissed...We got onto the bus to Ayutthaya and unfortunately Shosh got a migraine and we spent the day inside Tony's which was a really cool wooden treehouse guest hous http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-300021.html Hellllo everyone so good to hear from you all as always thank you for taking the time to read this I will reply to you all once we have a more free time in Koh Sumui. In the mean while I have to be quick as we only have an hour before our transport arrives for the monastry and I have to get back to the eco house in timeThis morning extremely early as always although strangely getting us http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-299909.html So after 12 months of travelling we are now back in Britain. We have had a fantastic year far better than we could ever have imagined. Argentina and New Zealand have been our favourite spots but we can honestly say that we have enjoyed all 14 countries that we have visited. Thank you to everyone for reading the blog and a special thank you to those old friends and new ones who we have spent time http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Thailand/Central/Ayutthaya/blog-296969.html