After three weeks in Bali we came back to Thailand again. On March 14th we flew Malaysia Airlines from Denpasar to Bangkok via Kuala Lumpur. We spent the next few days in Ayutthaya before moving on to Koh Samui.
We had never been to Ayutthaya and it has been on our hit list for a long time. Ayutthaya is a city about 80 kilometers north of Bangkok. It was once the capital of the Kingdom of Siam, and a prosperous international trading centre. Today, the ruins of the old city make up an archaeological site that contains palaces, Buddhist temples, monasteries and statues.
We stayed at the Baifern Homestay which was located right next to the ruins. It was nice to be in walking distance of everything we wanted to see; however, the sun was still hot, the air was dry and once again we really felt the heat.
While in Ayutthaya we explored the area around Wat Phra Si Samphet and Wat Maha That and we marveled at Ratchaburana which we thought had a striking resemblance to Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
We learned how the Burmese destroyed the city in 1767 and why most of the Buddha statues are now headless. Most of the heads were cut off by looters and many were sold to private collectors from the United States and Europe.
We saw the famous Bhudda head in the roots of a tree which is one of the most recognizable images from Thailand.
Nobody knows for sure how the Buddha head became entwined in the roots of the tree. One theory suggests that the tree simply grew around the Buddha head during the period when the temple lay abandoned and overgrown. Another theory is that a thief moved the Buddha head away from the main temple to hide it.
These days elephants still walk the streets of Ayutthaya, but instead of warriors on their backs they carry camera-wielding tourists with silly grins on their faces.
We'd like to think it’s part of a responsible conservation effort to care for these gentle giants. Anyway, we had fun feeding some of the elephants and yes even going for a ride.
On Friday March 17th we flew back to Koh Samui to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day and spend our last week in Thailand.
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