U-Thong Inn Hotel Ayuthaya Ayutthaya

... to wash them. My chomping slowed.<br>So after throwing a towel back and forth with this girl and acting as a free climbing frame, I was feeling sleepy (up too late last night, and the bus had no air-con). Her mother respectfully told her to leave me alone and stop blurting "Why won't you play with me now" type shouts in my face. A while later the woman poked me, and I closed my fly-catching maw, tilted my head forward into a natural position and heard her say ...

... I saw live frogs tied together with string, hopping around on a table for sale. To eat. It reminded me of that frog farm. If they all hopped in the same direction though, they could get free. Thailand will never fail to surprise me. But being with them, you get to make your own decisions and even be able to have a conversation. Such essential things that you don't even consider in your native country, until you go somewhere else and realize what a ...

... s about 8p each) We'd called ahead using our new skype connection to book "Tony's Place" but then regretted not just turning up and having a look about first as the builders were in! Never mind it was a nice wee room with hot water shower and downstairs there's this free wifi that I'm using now so it's not all bad!<br><br> We found a barbers and M had his hair cut again; always a scary experience as we have no idea how it will ...

... to Bruce. He was gonna meet us at the Temple. The rain came lashin down so we waited in cover for the other two. nothing!!! We rang again and they hadnt left their last stop so we bolted in the rain back to the gaff for rain gear when the others arrived with their tale.<br><br>Bruce and Orla we drivin along in the rain. Orla was reading the map (trying too anyways) and for some reason as sudden as can be found ...

... resemblance to the locality.<br><br>I am sorry to say that i have forgotten the name of my Guest House but if you see two big scabby dogs in the beer garden by reception turn on your heel and leave because those two mutts like to have a sing song late at night with the other mutts in the neaubourhood.<br><br>Bad maps and aggressive/singing mutts aside Ayuttaya is well worth a visit but be warned you will have Temple fatigue after it.<br><br>Ps No Guinness to be had.

... seeing the old buildings and imagining what they must have looked like at one point. <br> The next day a group of us decided to go to a weekend market, in English known as JJ Market. This market was nothing that I had expected. We got dropped off one of the side entrances right by the animal area of the pets. At first it seemed harmless, just a bunch of fish, but as we starting trying to find where the clothes were located and started walking through the animals started ...

... That was a little unfortunate as 70% of their population were babies!<br> <br>Luckily a local guide with a catapult can be hired, and our new friend did a good job of keeping them at bay. I have to admit that I did feel a little uncomfortable around them, so Emma's fear is rationalised. There was one hairy moment when my batteries died and I was changing them over, and a young macaque caught a glimpse of the shiny cylinders. Its eyes opened wide and a cheeky look ...

... I'm taking are Thai dance, Buddhism, Math, Computer, Thai boxing, Chemistry, Thai massage, Japanese, Physics, Sword fighting, Thai cooking, Souvenir making, Community service, Thai music, Thai language, and band. The classes are different everyday and band is so easy. We all just sit outside in chairs (no music stands) and play the Thai national anthem. The only problem is that my classes like chemistry, physics, and math are all in Thai. So I don't know how ...

... all of the statues (there are lots of references to 'the enemy' doing this but no references to the many times that the Thai armies similarly overan Burma, Cambodia and Laos). We hired bikes and had a really splendid day cycling in and around the ruins although it might have been nice to see something that was nearly intact! One huge tower (Prang) at Wat Ratburana was build by the King's youngest son to hold the ashes of the king who had ...

... for a while and tour all the wats inside the park. Geez, so many temples to see, so little time. <br> <br> Before Ayutthaya, I had a shallow grasp of Thailand. After seeing those ruins, I felt an unusual interest in everything Thai. My creative juices were overflowing; there was a strong urge to probe and write something about Thailand, its history, its people, its culture. It has been months since that trip but I'd still be soaked ...