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February 10th 2010
Published: April 13th 2010
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Although Melissa and I have never been big fans of the package tour, we chose the easy route and booked a day trip to Ayuthaya with our hotel for 850 baht each. The day began pretty early with a minibus pickup, then to a meeting point to meet up with the other passengers. Our van was full of a younger Japanese couple and their friend, a Japanese family of 4, 2 girls from Malaysia, and another co... Read Full Entry



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Wat MahathatWat Mahathat
Wat Mahathat

Said to have been built around 1370-88
Wat MahathatWat Mahathat
Wat Mahathat

My tour guide at work
Wat MahathatWat Mahathat
Wat Mahathat

Over the years, much of the temple has collapsed, you can see from the state of some of the other buildings they will likely have the same fate
AyutthayaAyutthaya
Ayutthaya

Another random reclining Buddha statue, they sell bits of gold leaf you can add to it to try and help restore it
Wat Phra Sri SanphetWat Phra Sri Sanphet
Wat Phra Sri Sanphet

These Chedi's contain the ashes of 3 Ayutthaya kings
Khao San RoadKhao San Road
Khao San Road

Our favorite restaurant, pretty flashy



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