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Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

November 27, 2017 by David Herd

Fascinating Thai history

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand is about 80 kms north of Bangkok, however we were travelling from Pattaya so it was a 2.5 hour drive. The first thing we saw was this little dancing elephant.

I don’t like to see them trained like this.

They are treated cruelly in the training process which is very sad.

Enjoying the ride

This activity is fine, but I wish they would stop the cruel training.

These ruins are all over the city.

It seems 90% was destroyed by people from Myanmar. It was capital of the Kingdom of Siam, and a prosperous international trading port, from 1350 until razed by the Burmese in 1767.

My travelling companions

The 3 Amigos, Bill, Paul & Ron.

The local transport

These little Tuk Tuks are very cute.

Hotel ext door to Temple

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Very impressive

I was surprised to see how many ruined temples there were.

Quite spectacular

Certainly exceeded my expectations.

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon

We struck a beautiful day with a light breeze.

Very popular with tourists

Buddhist temple in Ayutthaya Lots of tourists everywhere.

Lots of cameras here. 🙂

I prefer my Canon Ixus however I also use my phone or some.

There is a lot to enjoy here.

We were too lazy to go up the stairs.

Too may Buddhas are never enough. 🙂

I do like the yellow scarves. 🙂

Here we are at Wat Phra Sri Sanphet

Wat Phra Si Sanphet was the holiest temple on the site of the old Royal Palace in Thailand’s ancient capital of Ayutthaya until the city was completely destroyed by the Burmese in 1767. Wikipedia

Ayutthaya Historical Park Thailand

Not may tourists here.

Why did the elephant cross the road?

Because anything the chicken can do he can do better. 🙂

Temple flooded October 3 2021

A section of the wall on the southern side of Wat Chula Manee in Bang Ban district collapsed at about 5.30am after the Chao Phraya river overflowed, inundating communities around the temple. The grounds of the ancient temple were left 2 metres under water, damaging about 20 pagodas containing ashes of local residents’ ancestors.

Finally lunch then back home.

Col One Love Restaurant was a bit of a tourist trap, we didn’t do our research & took our drivers advice. (kickbacks would apply here) Food was ok but not good value.

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