Ayuthaya, Thailand Travel Blogs

Ayuthaya
Mar 10, 2006 (14 photos)

... our tiredness out weighed the worry and we finally went to sleep. The rain had let up at some point in the night and the room was not as bad as we had expected when we got up. Another entry for Ayuthaya coming soon on the temples and ruins we saw.

Driving Dumbo
Jul 29, 2006 (6 photos)

May luckily had her day off today so decided to join me on a jaunt to Ayuthaya for the day, the ancient capital of Thailand. With her having a dentist appointment first though which by the time she was finished and we'd made out way through Bangkok's ...

Ancient empires
Nov 10, 2004 (5 photos)

... birds sang in the shade. Wat Phra Mongkhon Bophit, a modern temple containing the largest bronze sitting Buddha in Thailand, provided a brief distraction. The statue sounds potentially less impressive than one of its predecessors, a 16 metre high gold ...

The Former Capital
May 24, 2007 (30 photos)

... was able to remember the awe that enveloped me when I first began traveling and particularly when we first arrived in Thailand 8 months earlier.  My parents who are now grandparents were so childlike and captivated by the world that I marveled along ...

Old temples of Ayuthaya
May 3, 2006 (37 photos)

I should have put more effort into getting packed up because we missed the early train that would have gotten us to Ayuthaya at a decent hour. We faffed around even more with the bloody Skytrain trying to get to the Nothern Bus Station. On the map we had ...

Nice To Be Out
Jun 26, 2004 (3 photos)

... was fully booked, so I had no option but to book the overnight bus. Walked today what felt like the entire "island" of Ayuthaya (its a moated city), after starting with my new favourite drink - banana fruit shake (or any other fruit for that matter) - ...

North Passage
Apr 6, 2005 (3 photos)

Hey...Where you Going???
Mar 20, 2007 (49 photos)

... Thai railway...doggy tracks, wooden seats but only 20 baht a ride...about 30p for a 1h30min trip..bargain. Our destination Ayuthaya, the old Siam capital north of Bangkok. Right got there, had a quick ferry ride across the river and started templing ...

Ayuthaya
Apr 6, 2005 (11 photos)

... old people slumbering away, or young mothers with adorable smiling kids. The scenery along the way was the tranquil Thailand countryside. The small train stations we passed through had colorful planters and pretty little gardens up front. Occasionally, ...

Which Wat?
Mar 5, 2004 (2 photos)

... the shade. It was great to get out (briefly)into the more rural setting of paddy fields and banana plantations. Ayuthaya was the former capital of Thailand and is a World Heritage site due to the myriad of temples and palaces tht litter the place. We took ...

Nelly the Elephant
Apr 7, 2005 (10 photos)

The Old Kingdom
May 3, 2006 (46 photos)

... taster for Lucy. Yeah, she has seen shitloads over the last year, but these are different and she needed to break her Ayuthaya virginity !!! The usual shit with the hotel went down, so we had some food, walked across the road, asked for some pushies, ...

Royal Elephant Kraal
Jan 27, 2008 (16 photos)

We just happened to be in town when a very important ceremony was to take place, the blessing of the new posts for the Royal Elephant Kraal. In order to give some perspective you need to understand some history first--- (over 200 years ago) only Kings ...

Elephant Camp!!!
Jan 31, 2008 (21 photos)

We read in the Bangkok Post about an elephant program just about 3 miles or so outside of town called "Elephant Stay," which is a non-profit foundation which directly benefits the welfare of retired elephants. Darcy and I being crazy about elephants ...

Former Thai Capital
Jan 26, 2008 (20 photos)

Some history to set the prospect on this entry: In their race to reach the Gulf of Thailand, 3 rivers converge to form the island of Ayuthaya, the former Thai capital. The rivers formed both a natural barrier to invasion and an invitation to trade. From ...

Ayuthaya and Chao Phraya River
Feb 13, 2007 (25 photos)

... for two days.  This city is one of the ancient capitals of Siam.  We will be crusing down the Chao Phraya River, stopping occasionally to ride bicycles and enjoy Thailand's rural areas.  I believe that we will also be sleeping on a barge.

ayutthaya-how the hell do you say it!????
Jun 15, 2006 (7 photos)

are you tiyer? a you tia?, a u thaya? everyone says it differently! Its that place north of Bangkok that used to be the capital, for anyone checking a map! Its a nice place. Pleasantly surprised! Being so close to Bangkok and most definately ON the ...

Temples, Dogs and Strange Men
May 21, 2007 (6 photos)

... to see some wild elephants and maybe even a tiger, although hopefully not too close-up You can see all the photos from Ayuthaya at: www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=22605&l=35427&id=559965371 Hope you're all well, Lots of Love Vicky xxxx

Kulturni sok
Sep 2, 2006 (4 photos)

Okej, prisli smo v Ayuthayo in doziveli prvi kulturni sok. Vsa ta guzva, neznosne vonjave... Mito si je zdravil jetlag, z Barbaro pa sva si sla ogledat rusevine templjev nekdanje prestolnice. Ljudje so superprijazni, vse zanima od kod si, kam gres, tudi ...

Ayuthaya
Mar 31, 2007 (17 photos)

Ayuthaya used to be one of Thailand's ancient capitols so there has been an abundance of ruins to check out while we were here.  The city itself has a mainland and an island formed due to three rivers colliding.  On the first day, we cruised ...

The former capital of Ayuthaya
Feb 10, 2003

Ayuthaya.

Ayuthaya
Mar 4, 2006

... I was going to head back to Bangkok for the train up north, but talking to a few people I realised I could go through Ayuthaya instead, so took the local bus here. Its the ancient capital of Thailand and full of amazing ruined temples that I spent a day ...

Oh my buddha
Feb 6, 2007 (16 photos)

... Chaing Mai and spent the afternoon eating ice cream and catching up on emails before catching the night train to Ayuthaya, what used to be the 2nd capital of Thailand. Bangkok being the fourth. We jumped off the train at 5:45am feeling very sleepy. Local ...

Thailand Ruins
Nov 21, 2006 (10 photos)

... from the bustle of Bangkok. We bought some wonderful snacks on the train including some fresh fruit and some meat filled pastries. Ayuthaya, a small city, was great to bike around, and the various ruins we saw made for great stops all throughout the day! ...

Travelling Thai style...
Jan 19, 2007

... guy mind, and it is the kind of experience that shows you are travelling, not "flashpacking" on air con buses!   We got to ayuthaya about 11.30am and checked into our lace, which turned out to be a hotel.  Not the kind of places I want to stay ...

PLANES, TRAINS, AUTOMOBILES - AND BOATS...
Feb 2, 2003 (9 photos)

... the land mass of Thailand shrinks into a long arm descending south towards Malaysia, creating a vast shoreline against the Gulf of Thailand to the east, and a continuation of the Myanmar (Burma) land border to the west. A great place to visit some wats ( ...

Time to put some miles behind us
Jan 24, 2007

... or do and which we can live without. As such, we've got to get a move on and up the pace somewhat. One day in Ayuthaya to see some ruins seems plenty. Arrived in the evening and took an overpriced tour to seem them illuminated at night - very nice. Went ...

Ayuthaya
Dec 31, 2007 (27 photos)

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Trains and Temples
Jan 28, 2007 (12 photos)

... who gave her a "love ticket" stamped with the form of a heart :) but Simon had to make do with the rice field scenery. Ayuthaya is full of temples rather like Ankor in Cambodia, but perhaps less well preserved.  The visit takes place in two stages on the ...

The begining of my winter holiday
Jan 8, 2007 (15 photos)

... Many of you know I am a history buff (or nerd as I keep hearing) so I am often frustrated by how inaccessible Thailand's history is. Ayuthaya was a welcome change, as I was able to get up close to ruined temples and palaces. It was interesting to see how ...