Christmas Vacation: Ayutthaya

After Bangkok, the next stop was the ancient Thai capital of Ayutthaya, about 80km from Bangkok. Instead of trying to figure out how to get there and what to do with our bags, we instead hired the hotel car for the day. This meant we had a very nice air conditioned car, a safe place to keep our luggage, someone to drive us to all the various temples and sights in Ayutthaya, and an easy way of getting to the airport when we were done. All in all, a smart move.

Ayutthaya is a collection of many ruins of temples and palaces that made up the former capital before it was destroyed and relocated to Bangkok. There are far too many to see in just one day, but in total I think we managed to see six. Some are in better condition than others, but you get the impression of what must have been a major and prosperous city in its time.

Some highlights are prangs & buddhas, the buddha covered by a tree


The big buddha

and the really big buddha.


The rest of the pictures are here.