Wat Yai Chai Mongkol Ayutthaya

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 …

Ayutthaya was the ancient capital of Thailand.
It is located north of Bangkok, near a wetland-area and was brilliantly designed using the river in combination with walls to protect the inner city circle.

We stayed at cozy little "Tamarind Guesthouse" (Tamarind is a local bean-like sour tasting fruit). The guesthouse was run by Koi and …

... wir uns ein Fahrrad geliehen und weitere Tempel besichtigt - Wharn Phra Mongkol Bophit, Wat Lokayasutha, alter Koenigspalast und Wat Yai Chai Mongkol. Heute nachmittag geht es um 16:00 Uhr mit dem Zug zurueck nach Bangkok. Dort werden wir ...

... the streets with the monks, as they came to collect their food for the day. We then visited the neatly groomed Wat Yai Chai-mongkol (only Wat not destroyed by the damn Burmese), luckily only ourselves and the monks were there to watch the sun rising ...

... spent more time there. There were more ruins to walk through but it was not as Buddha filled as the previous ruin, Wat Yai Chai Mongkol. Still I had a great time getting lost in all the ruins and climbing all through the walls and seeing the old ...

... although he also got alot of strict instructions from our guesthouse owner when he came to pick us up. Our first stop was Wat Yai Chai Mongkol this temple although ancient is still in operation and also has a very modern new temple beside it so you have ...

... Wat ratchaburana, wat lakayasutha (reclining lotus budha), wat phra sri san phet, whan phra mongkorn bophit, Wat phanachoeng worawihan, wat yai chai mongkol, the great chedi chaya mongkhol, ancient temple, shrine of king naraesuan, , wat yai ...

... at 6.47pm, so we had still time to visit one temple on the other side of the train station. The temple was called Wat Yai Chai Mongkol and contained another reclining buddha (not as big as the other one), a temple complex and a square full of meditating ...

... similar, each ruin had its own feel to it and its own attraction. So, on to the Wats! The first ruin, Wat Yai Chai Mongkol was a bustling site. There were visitors everywhere and vendors near the entrance selling apparel and souvenirs. It didn’t ...