Auytthaya is a town about 2 hours by train north of Bangkok. Bangkok is absolute madness - making Auyttaha an extremely relaxing change. Most of all of the temples in Auytthaya are ruins, but they are still breathtaking. Bryce and I rented some bikes from a Police Station of all places and we later learned what a big mistake that was. Not only were are bikes extremely small, but they were absolute pieces of junk - my chain was much to big for the gears and fell off about 40 times and our brakes didn't work. Only after renting did we learn of the various other places that had nice bikes for rent - hindsight is 20/20 eh. None the less it was fun to peddle around all the sights.
Here's the trio of chedis at Wat Phra Si Sanphet - I guess these chedis were used as models for creating the chedis found at the Wat Phra Keo (huge temple complex in Bangkok). There are a lot less people at the ruins of Auytthaya than the Wats of Bangkok, which makes it easier to take personal photos.
Here we are on our sweet rides - a great photo to attach to a Hell's Angel application
Bryce can't believe how small he is in comparison to the towering prang at Wat Phra Mahathat
5 baht to get your bike and body across the river - not bad
Largest wat in Auytthaya - Wat Chai Watthanaram
There are vehicles of all sorts painted with elaborate depictions such as this
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Hi Joe ! These pictures gave me good memories. I have been in Auytthaya 3 times, spent there my 3 vacations, about 5 months all together. I could identify all places where You have been. By the way, the decoration on tuk tuk is Auytthaya special, it presents the tempel that is symbol of Auytthaya. Thanks for sharing, wishes Jouni
Here is a link to my Auytthaya pics, in case that should intrest You, that is from 2006.
http://family.webshots.com/album/556025709jlyuhT
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