there are many many ruined temples dotted about the place some of them really spectacular. so thats mainly what we did here, on the first day anyway.
On the second day Andrea was too hung over so I hired a bike
and peddled my way to firstly the elephant sanctuary and fed the baby elephants- how cute are they!!!
and peddled my way to firstly the elephant sanctuary and fed the baby elephants- how cute are they!!!and then on to more temples. one is actually still standing because the Burmese used it as a base from which to bomb the palace but one of the cannon misfired (of course Buddha intervention) and he was badly injured and they had to withdraw. the king died before getting back home so each time the Burmese invaded after that they left that temple alone. It looks like may of the others but in one small part of it there are some old wall murals that you can just make out.
it was lovely to be on the bike got to see so much though my arms were like two strips of bacon by the time got back to the guest house and i was well and truly knackered!!
it was lovely to be on the bike got to see so much though my arms were like two strips of bacon by the time got back to the guest house and i was well and truly knackered!!
that evening we did a boat trip. Ayutthaya is basically an island it is surrounded by river on all sides. Guess what more temples- there was a crazy Chinese Buddhist temple that was a bit different!!!
I have yet to find out the significance of all the giant chickens.
This morning we got the train to Lop Buri. The crazy things that are sold at the train station- crisps made from peas!! they are green and everything (look like chipsticks), and a book entitled 'Hot Rock' which has short biographies on some of Thailands rock legends, artist such as Potato, Blackhead and my personal favourite- Sleepingsheep! I may have to google these when i get back!!!
I know there are lots of Buddhas in Thailand and i have seen lots of Buddha in Thailand but when you are pootling along on the train and suddenly a giant Buddha appears over the tree line it really is quite strange!
Anyway Lop Buri is a small place famous for monkeys, 
in an old part of town they are everywhere dangling from trees, shop fronts, electricity cables everywhere. There is a temple just a couple of minutes walk from the train station where most of them seem to congregate. Whilst there i did a little ritual that involved picking a coloured stick from a pot, checking the number on it and then collecting my corresponding fortune from wall opposite. they say that its bad you can then ask Buddha to change it. Mine was good!
in an old part of town they are everywhere dangling from trees, shop fronts, electricity cables everywhere. There is a temple just a couple of minutes walk from the train station where most of them seem to congregate. Whilst there i did a little ritual that involved picking a coloured stick from a pot, checking the number on it and then collecting my corresponding fortune from wall opposite. they say that its bad you can then ask Buddha to change it. Mine was good! The museum here which is the only other attraction is shut today so we have lots of hours to kill before getting the sleeper tonight and there is nothing else to do here!!!
so this is real time!!!! :)
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