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It was the only one place we found different to huge cement buildings and was really peaceful, clean and nice. Only a few bungalows but a couple of them were being built by that time.
The Old Palace Resort
1/35 Moo 5. Klong Srabua, Tavasukree, Ayutthaya, 13000, Thailand
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Ayuthaya by car
Hi,
I'm planning to cover Ayuthaya in a day & gather from different posts that hiring a car from BKK could be a good option since I'll be travelling with my wife & small kid (5yrs).
Any idea about the tentative cost & how many sites can be covered in a day.
When shall we start (to avoid heat & traffic) & by when can we expect to return to BKK?
Any tips would help.
Thanks a lot in advance...
cheers
Re: Ayuthaya by car
Hiring a car is a good option. For me I take quite a time spending on any site so don't expect much to cover a lot sites in one day. I drive to Ayutthaya almost the distance on expressway that end at Bang Pa In district where you can make a first stop visiting Bang Pa In the Summer Palace then another 30 kms to Autthaya city for visiting other historical sites. On expressway I took around 1 hr and a little more drive each way, the traffic is fine. I think the time depend on where in Bkk you start. Ayuthaya is in the north of Bkk.
Re: Ayuthaya by car
~2000 Baht should be a reasonable deal. Some more amount as tip would make it better :-)
Just one advice, it's really tough to cover everything in one day (though very much possible) so start early (how about 6 or 7 am?)
Re: Ayuthaya by car
You can contact the guide we used to visit Ayuthaya, she will arrange a taxi driver that will be waiting for you at the entrance of each temple while you visit it, so you can cover more than twelve temples in the city including Bang Pha In Palace.
Contact the guide Nok, nan_ke80@yahoo.co.uk
I dont remember but I think we payed 2000bht for the enterely day and we could
visit more than twelve temples including one in the way that we find beautiful
that tour companies doesnt stop.
You can use her services to visit Bkk also paying only 500bhy per day if you want.
You can see at my Ayuthaya page all the tempes we visited.
good luck.
Fernando & Luiza from Brazil
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Thailand's Great King
THIS IS THE DAY 25th of January on which, collectively, the Thai Military Services honor a great Siamese fighting king of many years ago.
The monarch was King Naresuan and it was on 25 January 1592 that he fought a fierce and decisive battle against the invading Burmese armies.
King Naresuan the Great: (1590 - 1605)
was King Mahathammaracha's son.
At the age of nine, he had been taken as hostage to Burma for 6 years.
King Naresuan was a great warrior king.
He liberated Ayutthaya from Burma while he was the Crown Prince.
He led the soldiers into battles to defend the country against Burmese invasions many times.
He is also widely known among the Thais nowadays for his heroic efforts.
He led the assault of a Burmese camp by climbing the wooden stockade with the blunt side of a saber in his mouth.
He had a duel on elephants with the Burmese Crown Prince and slew him.
He took the offensive against Burma and also dealt with the Cambodians who made a series of raids.
King Naresuan extended Ayutthaya's territory to include Lanna, Lanchang, Cambodia and some parts of Burma.
He enforced strict discipline on his soldiers and the people.
During his reign, Ayutthaya was a very secure and powerful state.
The dark crypts
Inside some of the temples there are some small crypts that are accessible through some narrow tunnels carved in the stone.
As there are no windows, it's completely dark in there; I had no torch with me so I could only take a couple of shots with my camera without knowing what I was photographing.
I discovered a few days later (when I had my pics printed) that there were some statues of standing buddhas with offerings from the devotees.
Small Backpack
We only got there buy a day tour so no need for me to bring luggages or any but I do bring extra shirt because I know it will be hot! Notice the red bag in the photo? Don't bring like that...I just bought my small backpack! I did manage to bring extra shirt that are light and comfy..And small towelet for it will be hot! Bring your own toilet paper, I never saw any in the public toilets when we got there. I saw alot of films for sale in any vendors but it's really best to be ready. The time will consume for buying instead of you taking pix there..A digi would be great!
0 - Si Suriyothai Park - 1
Si Suriyothai Park is located within the area of the Ayutthaya liquor plant adjacent to Chedi Phra Si Suriyothai. On its total area of 5 rai, there is a common building, a Somdet Phra Si Suriyothai pavilion, a mound with marble Semas (boundary stones of a temple) aged over 400 years where the fragmented parts of Buddha images taken from Wat Phutthaisawan were buried, etc. The Liquor Distillery Organisation, who sponsored the construction of the park, wished to devoted all good deeds in transforming the former inner part of the royal compound to all of the late kings who used to live here before. King Rama IX graciously named the park “Suan Si Suriyothai” on 25 May, 1989. Then, the park was conferred to Her Majesty Queen Sirikit on the eve of Her 60th birthday anniversary. The park opens daily for the public from 09.00-17.00 hrs.
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