Ayutthaya Elephant Camp

This entry is about a couple of places.

We're fitting them all in this one piece because there isn't that much to say about all of them separately and we also don't want to spend all our time writing.

So here goes;

For starters, Kanchanaburi, a little town around 100 Miles north west of Bangkok. It's famous for three …

We decided to get a car to Ayuthaya instead of taking the train. We figured we could save a couple of hours and we knew we would have our share of trains in the next couple of days. It ended up being a good decision as we got the driver guy for the whole day. t was a good way to ease into things. IHe took us around to all of the …

I've been a bit behind with writing the blog as we've been so busy! Since Dad arrived we have not stopped! No more lounging around in cafes for me!

Sukhothai

From Chiang Mai we caught a bus to Phitsanulok (6 hours!), and then we caught a local bus to Sukhothai, and then we got a Tuk Tuk to the old town where we were staying, all …

Nuestro segundo dia de viaje decidimos contratar un taxi para llevarnos a Ayuttaya en vez de tomar el tren como teniamos planeado originalmente. En el fin fue una buena decision, un poco mas cara que la primera pero nos ahorro un par de horas y nos dio bastante comodidad y flexibilidad para hacer las cosas. Comenzamos por un wat que todavia estaba …

... Wat (which I guess we'll soon find out for ourselves - we're heading to Cambodia very soon!). We saw on the map an 'elephant camp' and decided to have a look, however accidently rode into an enclosure with elephants walking in and out around us. We had ...

... d anglais est qu a la fin de la carte, c'est ecrit Good Luck !! Toujours a velo, je prend l a direction du elephant camp.Trop de touristes japonais photographient des malheureux elephants chianes mais qui font des trucs que je qualifierai de "ouf". ...

... and sticky rice breakfast bought at the market. We incorporated some non-wat locations such as an elephant camp where we fed the very demanding elephants sugar-cane. Tired and wated-out, we caught the evening ...

... We rode to see Wat Lokayasutharam where there was a huge reclining stone Buddha draped in an orange robe. We also rode past an elephant camp, but it was a little sad to see a baby elephant in a small fenced off area. It was hard work riding a ...

Sawaddi Ka Culture week day one did not disappoint (21/12), after breakfast we started the day with a visit to Elephant Camp.  My first ride on an elephant certainly an experience, I have some pics to share with you and also of a baby elephant doing ...

... the biggest in the city and is next to the Old Royal Palace. We saw our first Elelphants soon after when we passed an elephant camp that provides an alternative way to see the city. After a few water breaks we cycled the loop around the city taking ...