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Ayutthaya

Description: Founded c. 1350, Ayutthaya became the second Siamese capital after Sukhothai. It was destroyed by the Burmese in the ... more

Ayutthaya ... 18th century. Its remains, characterized by the prang (reliquary towers) and gigantic monasteries, give an idea of its past splendour.

Newest Review: ... taken out photograph on the way in and had quickly attached it to the middle of a plate with Ayutthaya printed round the edge. Tourist tat or nice rememberence? You can decide. The problem I had was that basically seeing Angkor Wat in April spoiled me. The ruins, if I had seen them in February I would have thought they were really good, but after, they were frankly small beer. Nice beer but ... more

... small. As is usual in Thailand, there is a dual entrance fee for each set of ruins, one for Thais and one for everyone else and of course everyone else pays double. Ok, its not such a large amount, 40 Baht instead of 20 Baht but annoying still the s...more

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Ayutthaya: A Day Trip From Bangkok (1015 words)
by ultras67 - written on 19.12.03 (Very useful, 184 readings)
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Earlier this year, in July, I went with some friends on a sight-seeing tour of Ayutthaya ( or to give it, its full name Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya ) the previous capital of Thailand. We went on a public holiday - one of the so called Buddha days that crop up through the year. This one was Kow Pansa, which marks the start of the "rains retreat", a two month period in the rainy season in which monks are supposed to stay within their temples and not wander around. The origin of this particular day is that, this was decided by the Lord Buddha himself, as during this time, rice fields are planted with young rice plants and there are many small ...

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