Ayhutthaya

An hour and a half north of Bangkok lies Ayhutthaya, capital of an ancient kingdom (wikipedia knows more about that than me). I hadn’t been before and when local couchsurfer Goi offered me to come along for a daytrip on Sunday, I happily jumped at the opportunity.

For Goi it was a bit of a worktrip, as she earns money on the side with travel photography. First stop in the area was a small temple with a big pagoda. The top part of the pagoda houses the main place of worship where locals stick small pieces of gold paper to Buddha statues.

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Next stop was lunch break (did I ever admit my addiction to Thai food?) and once we were refreshed, we headed on to the ruins of a formerly large temple area.

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Final destination was another temple, the shape of which reminded me of what I had seen in the Angkor area. The plan was to stick around for sunset (best time for pictures) but first we had to seek shelter inside when a tropical downpoor soaked the area.

The rain cleared in time to get a few shots of the temple.

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This one is Goi’s work (more on fb), showing me taking pictures.

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