Ayutthaya is the original capital of Thailand. It's about an hour north of Bangkok and is completely surrounded by 3 rivers. That is one of the main reasons why it was chosen to be the capital... great defense! The Thais took a spanking or two from the Burmese back in the day. This trip was actually sponsored by the Community Liason Office so everything was planned from the moment we arrived until we left. We stayed at a lovely resort called the Garden River Home which sat right on the river bank.
After we settled in we were driven off to see the ancient ruins. It was incredibly hot but what a beautiful sight. You can see the pictures in the slideshow to the left. If you want a better view, click on the pictures and you will be taken to our Picasa web album where all of our Bangkok pictures are stored.
I could go on and on about Ayutthaya... The sunset dinner cruise, the Grand Palace tour, Catholic/Budda Monks, the princess who drowned because no one was suppose to touch royaly, etc. But, I'm pretty sure no one is actually going to read this so, I'll tell you what, I will send a box of tasty Thai treats to the first person to comment on this blog.
3 comments:
well I thought this was geat but
would have liked some titles under the pictures, the Thai seem to like alot of bold colors and the statues were awesome and I'm sure even better in person, I did not see Micah or Stephan.
this was very nice
I owe you some seaweed Mamma!
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