River View Place Hotel Ayutthaya

... Day, who was a cracking bloke, and Kanchanaburi, which was a cracking peaceful location with many other cracking Thai people in it. I had only been there two nights but it was hard to leave, I must admit. Much friendlier than Bangkok - the land of sales vultures. The whole place reeks of warmth, welcome and chilledness beyond the imagination of the UK. It is so easy to forget what day of the week it is.<br>In fear of travellers block, I got to the bus station. Day ...

... them ask me questions, and I asked them questions to get a grasp of how well they could understand/speak, it went well ! <br><br>Oh yeah, for some reason in 60% of the pictures i showed the students i happend to be wearing a helmet, biking, snowboarding, repelling, climbing... "I would say what am I wearing on my head?" they did not know the word helmet at first but i told them, and then from then on they would say "helmet" and giggle/laugh, then in a ...

... those not in the loop, this invloves *****-ing in bedrooms other than your own. Bruce shat in mine and orlas...i got pas and bruces and pa well he shat in the hall.....there was a public loo in the hall. odd game...lets never play this again.<br><br>we went for grub in the local night market. and then got a sneaky Swensons Ice Cream (****in delish man) before goin for beeeeeers. Tiger beer...50 baht...thank you ...

... but they pale in comparison with the other temples the town has to offer including the very cool Wat Chai Wattanaram, speaking of which i had a near death experience after leaving it...it all started with a short cut as most scary adventures do...in my progress on this "Short Cut" i though it wise to ask directions just to make sure after my earlier experience so i saw a nice little peaceful looking cabin beside the road with a moped in the drive, what i ...

... The place was known for having a lounging Buddha, which is basically just a Buddha that is laying down on his side resting his head on one of his arms. That was not the most impressive thing about the place though. The whole place was very beautiful and more of what you would think of or see in movies like Tomb Raider. Tall pointed temples and the whole entire place was completely surrounded by meditating Buddha&#8217;s. I had a great time climbing around in the ruins and ...

... has a different atmosphere. There are seperate buildings for each subject and there's never classrooms on ground level because of flooding. The only room with AC is the teachers lounge too. It's always boiling hot out. This is actually the rainy season, and winter starts in November. It's not going to be cold. At all. Everybody has these cute little face rags to wipe the sweat off. It's like having a cell phone in America, everyone has one. I have a Garfield one (the cat). Classes ...

... is so nice here. <br> Not that Tharua is a poverty-stricken area or anything, its just so different that it bothers me sometimes. Coming from America, it's hard to see how some people live here. In these inadequate shacks with a tin panel for a roof and a hammock above the ground. Everyone is fine with it though. Day in and day out, I think it's just how it is. It's hard for me to believe, but it's just another part of the immersion. Coming to see ...

... station seemed to be saying that the second class train leaving later in the day would be more expensive (?) An hour and a half journey (including a complimentary meat based meal that we refused) and we were here. That night we ventured out to a recommended cafe called '29 Steak' (it was supposed to have a good range of veggie food - don't ask!) We had a fabulous surprise when we ordered Spicy 3 Egg Salad as part of our meal only to ...

... glorious moments span from 1350-1767. In history, The Burmese had many times invaded Ayutthaya, destroyed the city and the temples, robbing off most artifacts, in particular looking for gold. Buddha&#8217;s head and arms decapitated off. A sight of shame and sorrow swelled in my heart. The Thai Tourism Board made sure all sites are in good condition and clean. Thais never fail to give their best smiles, they always render their help in ...

... image, to remove the gold that gilded its stupas. What stands now is actually a reconstruction of the original. <br> <br> Word has it that those who drop by the wihan will be blessed with prosperity in trade and success in their jobs. No wonder there was a huge crowd making its way into the monastery, seemingly unmindful of the mid-afternoon sun's scorching rays. I simply turned around and walked away, forfeiting another chance to get ...