Ancient Ayutthya

Caught sleeping on the job!

Cows mowing the lawn. I'm serious. It's easier than hiring day labor.

Biggest Buddha yet!

Old ruins

Arrived in Ayutthya safely on the day train. Which is much speedier than the sleeper train at a whopping 13 hours. Better than an airplane though, at least there is room to get up and mosey around if you want. It's a pretty small(ish) town, not much for nightlife or lodging or places to eat. In addition to this, the few guesthouses in a decent price range are pretty far from the ruins so you have to hire a tuk-tuk to take you. These tuk-tuks look like they were lifted from some Phillip K. Dick novel or the movie total recall. They have a distinctly retro look to them from the 1940's era Hollywood. I'll try to snap a photo before I leave! Super cool!

You will have to live with my generic captions for the photos. I don't have my notes with me on what each of these temples is named. Give it time....
I'm off to Cambodia on the 1st, and then to Vietnam. Keep your fingers crossed that the situation in Cambodia cools off a bit during our visit! I will be back to Thailand to meet Nicole and Mike around Thanksgiving. Oh the beach will be so nice!