White Guy in Asia (Part Duex)

06/12/05

Day tripping to Ayutthaya

Filed under: Bangkok / May-July 05 — Charles Gillespie @ 11:07:31 pm

Well I woke up early and caught a train to the old capital of Thailand, Ayutthaya, this morning. When I arrived I engaged the services of a tuk-tuk driver for the afternoon to show me the sights. We drove around and visited all of the most important wats in the city. Many of which were over 750 years old. We visited a temple with the largest Buddha in Thailand, built in 1350. The tuk-tuk driver also provided me with the opportunity, finally, to ride an elephant. After getting price gouged by the opportunistic (and entrepreneurial) Thais with elephants I was able to ride one around the park. Good times for sure. When my four hour tour of the city ended, I caught the train back and recharged in the hotel pool with a friend from slovenia for this coming week -



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