Ayutthaya, Thailand- 1 day

Ayuttaya, Thailand (sightseeing mission)

We spent 1 day on a whirlwind site-seeing mission in Ayuttaya, and 3 days in Sukhothai site-seeing and then a chill day at a gem of a guest house we found for cheap.  We are getting to see older ruins now (wish we had our “Indiana Jones” 10 yr old. niece Grace along- she would be in love with this, but we took many pics and are really looking forward to sharing with her).

Ayutthaya
Was the Thai capital for 417 years (Bangkok is currently) and is one of Thailand’s major tourist attractions. The impressive golden Buddha we saw in Bangkok was copied from the orginal stone one that rests in Ayutthaya actually.

original reclining buddha figure they cast the golden one in Bangkok from

Highlights of day in Ayutthaya:

• Learning that 3rd class tickets on a train in Thailand weren’t that bad ($1.50 each) seemed really really cheap, so we weren’t quite sure what we might get, we were thinking maybe Slumdog Millionaire’s riding on top of trains for a bit
• Meeting Hans and Roelle from Holland and sharing a few too many beers.

Hans and Roelle new friends from Holland (many beers night)

• Christina getting to pet a 2 month old baby tiger

he was pissed he was waken from a nap actually

• We enjoyed Wat Yai Chaimongkhon the best of all temples we’ve seen so far, including those in Bangkok. This was more old school. Wat Yai Chaimongkhon was Absolutely beautiful, impressive and definitely the highlight of our excursion in Ayutthaya. Climbing the stairs to the top and just overlooking the grounds from up high was worth it, great place to breath in the fresh air and pause……………….

Constructed during the reign of King Uthong it’s just outside the city to the southeast. Many monks come here to worship still. Admission was 20 baht (about $.30 cents per person). Worth every penny, literally.

Wat Yai Chaimongkhon