Leave Khanchanaburi to Ayutthaya , ancient city and take Ayutthaya train to Chiang mai
This morning , after breakfast in
Koh Kasem resort , river island , say good bye to
Kanchanaburi. They took a trip to Ayutthaya which is around 3 hours long. On the way, stop at rice field.
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| Rice field , after harvested |
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| Monique picked the ear of paddy which is the left over after machine harvested the rice grain |
It was smooth ride with no accident. The first stop was Bang pa In summer palace. This is where the former king of late
Ayutthaya period use for relaxing. After
Ayuttaya kingdom collapse, this place was abandon. Later King Rama VI (the king and I) visited and started to renovated this place .
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| Topiary in shape of snack head |
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| Another topiary which is in royal play ground area |
Many interesting building with lot of stories.
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| The Chinese shrine palace build buy King Ram V |
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| Chinese interior design was made in China craftsman. |
Then, another 30 minute ride to Ayutthaya, the ancient city and capital of Siam Kingdom since 1350-1767.
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The stunning former palace of Wat Phasrisanphet
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| The remain of the main chapel |
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Walk to Wat Benchamaborpit.
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| Money tree which Thai donated for temple expense |
Continue to temple which is not destroy by the Burmese, Wat Napharmain
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| Beauty of main Buddha in Wat Na PhaMain |
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| Any luck Ivar, This is call siamcee , for fortune tailor after one stick come, look at number and go to read the prediction. Yeah ! |
Another way of merit making which pay respect by incense stick and apply gold leave on to Buddha statue.
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| Place to put incense stick on and plate the cancle |
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| Apply gold leave any where you want, normally people do apply gold leave on lap or chest of Budha statue |
After all long day, ride on the train to Chiang mai. Get on the train around 19.00 hrs and arrive Chiang mai in the morning. Play card is fun thing to do .
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| Comfortable train lower seat. It is normally fit for 1 persons. |
Good night everyone.
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