A Visit to Thailand - Day 4 - Ayutthaya

Ayutthaya, "The Ancient City" in Thailand, was the Thai capital for 417 years, and was almost completely destroyed by the Burmese during Thai-Burmese war in 1767. It is where the Summer Palace, Bang Pa, is located. Hilliary Clinton spent the night here on one of her trips to Southeast Asia. We also spent a good portion of the afternoon at Wat Mahathat, built in 1374, which is considered the heart and soul of Ayutthaya.  Today it is in ruin, but has been dedicated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We also stopped at Wat Yai Chai Mongkol before heading to our hotel for the evening.

A Visit to Thailand - Day 2 in Bangkok

On our second day in Bangkok, we visited a lot of "Wats", or temples for Buddha. The first was Wat Trimitr, which is the home of the largest Golden Buddhah in the world. We saw a man in a Packer shirt praying to Buddha and wondered if he was hoping for a Packer win on Sunday! The second temple was Wat Pho, home to a huge reclining Buddha, he's 46 meters long! Wat Benchamabopitr, the Marble Temple, was the third stop, where we learned the meaning of the different poses of the Buddha. That evening we went to Siam Billage for a Traditional Thai Dance and dinner.