Ayutthaya

Phu Khao Thong - Golden Mountain Chedi

Wat Lokaya Sutha

Strike the pose!!! School children on an excursion.

Splish splash, I am taking a bath!!

Wihaan Phra Mongkhon Bophit

Wat Mahathat. One of the most famous picture taken in Ayutthaya.

The trip to Ayutthaya was one of the major highlights so far. The ancient capital of Thailand for 417 years has been registered as a world heritage by UNESCO. I think the inserted pictures speak for themselves. The number of fantastic old wats is incredible. Even though the whole area is quite small in comparison with some major capitals, the history one can experience is impressive. By the way, Wat is a temple monastery. I took a Mini Van to go there and upon arrival I booked a Tuk Tuk driver for 4 hours and he showed me the very best selection of temples and sights. A day trip is exhausting but ok.

Thanks

I just wanted to thank everybody for the spontanous participation in my wonderful world of travel through my blog. I am very surprised how many posts I have already received. I really appreciate every line I get from wherever part of the globe. Today was a lazy day after this completely fulfilled one I could experience yesterday. New stories will follow, do not worry. Best regards from Bangkok Peter

Today was a fantastic sightseeing day! I started with the on Chao Phraya River and got off at Tha Thien. The first temple was Wat Arun with its impressive buildings. Then I took the ferry boat back to Wat Phra Kaeo, also known as the temple of the emerald buddha & Grand Palace. This was just overwhelming. The whole area i incredibly big and the beauty of the monuments hard to describe. I will try to insert some photos later. The last temple was Wat Po which impresses with the largest laying buddha 46m long and 15m high. The whole building is filled with the statue in gold. I was also amazed by the number of other buddhas kept along some walls within the sight. After that I decided to walk to the flower, fruit and vegetable market. Massive piles of whatever is sold there. Everything looked extremely fresh. I continued my walk to Chinatown, which I found too busy to walk through the market. Therefore I took a taxi to go back. I completed my day with a relaxing foot massage of one hour in order to recover them from the long walks today.

I have well arrived in BKK, had a good flight even though the plane was overbooked. It was really packed and I had my seat in the last row of the plane. The hotel has a good standard. I did not much today but I will start exploring the city tomorrow. I will keep you informed of course. See you later.