Ayutthaya Thanee Hotel

... completely unprepared and had NOTHING to fix it... But luckily, the boys I was with had disinfectant wipes and bandages and bandaids (so THIS is why I should travel with people) and we were able to fix up my foot. <br><br>Next we walked to see more ruins at:<br><br>Wat Ratburana<br>Wat Phra Si Sanphet<br>Winaan Mongkhon Bo Phit<br>the Old Royal Palace<br>Wat Chetharam<br>Wat Kokaya Sutha (another reclining Buddha)<br><br>By the way, all the Buddhas I ...

... came crashing over the front of the boat and drenched me. I instinctually raised my camera above my head in time but even that got wet. Everything in my bag also got completely soaked (good job I keep the electricals in sealed plastic bags ain't it) and my cigarrettes instantly became tampons full of leaves. We all had a good laugh - especially everyone else on the boat, who were dry as a bone.<br>The boat dropped us off and I used my ever-increasing orienteering ...

... grocery stores are very small compared to ours. Thais generally eat all their meals from little venders on the street and from their local market because it is much cheaper. .....to be continued) <br><br>I met Pat my placement coordinator and she drove me about an hour north to this town called Ang Thong where I am now living. Ang Thong is a small city and you can get around by walking or a bike which is very nice. <br><br>We went directly to ...

... der Terrasse genossen und am Abend habe ich den Zug Richtung Laos genommen (14h).<br>Bis bald<br>Cyril<br><br>Hi guys,<br>After a 12 hours from Siem Reap (a little problem with the wheel, just look at the picture), I arrived in Bangkok. Just the time to sleep a little bit and the day after I took train to Ayutthaya, an old capital from Thailand with a lot of temples.<br>During the trip I met a couple from Germany and spent the ...

... right next to them. <br><br>Since I've last written, I stayed a week in Bangkok where I went to Siam Ocean World, a spectacular aquarium and had a few tennis lessons. I just arrived back here in Bangkok yesterday and the week looks good, as I have my friend Casey from Yasothon (another province in Thailand near Laos) who is in the YES program coming here tomorrow, so I'll try and write some more about what were up to. Enjoy the pictures!

... on the field depending if it's wet or not. The tri-tone bell rings, and we all take out these little red and white mats to sit cross-legged on without shoes. This assembly involves singing the Thai national anthems, saying prayers to the Buddha, and then more announcements. Of course I just doze because it's all in Thai. Today we had to sit on the concrete for almost 2 hours because some monks came to talk at the assembly. They put these awful buckles on the shoes that the girls ...

... everything just sort of has a worn-down look. You know, like the commercials that show a sad kid from a third world country that just needs your money for water and school? Kind of like that. Not nearly that bad, but it's like that. The motorcycles pretty much have a balance between life and death, how they ride. When I was walking to school today from the hospital where my mom works as a nurse, a boy in a school uniform said hey, get on! So I did, and he ...

... brilliant ........air con.............1 hour on the freeway at around 140 k's an hour........and into the heart of bustling beautiful Bangkok.....and the Silom Village Inn..............what a gem........geesshhhh the guy who planned this trip deserves a medal!!!..........but will leave details for next installment.<br><br>See ya!!!!<br><br>Oh...........just in case you didn't know we are having a BLOODY GREAT TIME!!!!!!<br><br>Cheers!!!

... Buddha statue, and I walked around its enormous base before cooling off with some Thai ice cream. The complex had a host of local Asian elephants, and I spent a while feeding them.<br><br>After lunch I headed over to the Summer Palace, which is an elegant Versailles-style estate with Greek Statues and Gaudy-Architecture. <br><br>The Summer Palace was built by a former king of Thailand who had lived a good portion of his life in Europe. The grounds were well kept ...

... invasion mainly because they used it as a base to launch their attacks. <br> <br> Built in 1503, it underwent numerous restorations centuries later. The wat houses two images of Buddha: one is a large bronze statue dressed in regal attire; another is a stucco image sitting in a European way. Entrance fee is only 20 baht but the frugal in me prevailed so I passed up the chance to see both images and be blessed for paying homage to them ...