Behind the Wat

We biked into the wat area and there were three or four major buildings, all with golden roofs, detailed colored glass designs. The largest building toward the front housed the large bronze Buddha. The marble floored paths on the side led to several large stone Buddhas draped in what looks like slightly more elegant/silky monk attire.

Day 3 - Ayutthaya!

August 12th 2008
After standing around at our pier near Khao San Road (the huge touristy hostel area of Bangkok with DELICIOUS STREET FOOD!) at around 7:00 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 ... read more

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