Teaching in Bangkok,Thailand: Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

Last weekend a friend and I decide to explore the City of Ayutthaya. Ayutthaya (in full called Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya) was founded in 1350. Ayutthaya was a prime location for trade due to its ideal location between China, India and Malay. It was a gorgeous city until the late 1700's when the Burmese invaded and burnt down the city. Today, only a few ruins remain that give us a glimpse of the Majestic city it once used to be.

Ayutthaya is actually an island surrounded by 3 different Rivers. Katie and I decided to take many different modes of transportation to get there and explore the city. We started off taking a cab to a train station called Bang Sue. After trying to explain the cab driver the station we were finally on our way. However, we did not realise until arriving at the train station that the cab driver had decided to take us to another station instead (we think because it is further away). We ended up at Lak Si station instead. There we took a train to Mainland Ayutthaya. Once in Ayutthaya, we took a ferry to cross the river and get to the island. The distance between the 2 ports was soooo close that I could have swam across the river because the other port was literally 1 minute away. We then walked around to see some of the ruins. It was so hot and such a long walk we eventually decided to took a Tuk tuk to look at the ruins. That was quite fun! :) On our way back we decided to take a bus to Bangkok. We arrived at Mo Chit bus station, which was really close to Chatuchak Market, the largest Market in Thailand. Since we were that close and had 2 more hours before it closed down we decided to check it out. Holy Molly! when they say it is large they are not kidding. We barely made a dent in the market in the 2 hrs we spent there. It was amazing! This market has everything and anything, it was quite spectacular. Once we were done we finally decided to head home. We did so by taking a cab. Half way home our stomach started growling so we ended up at a street vendor instead of home :). There using pictures, charades, the 5 Thai words we know and my phone we ordered some food. It was really good. I must say we had quite an adventurous day, jam packed with lots of cool stuff. Here are a few pictures of some of the Temple and Buddha ruins we saw. They are gorgeous and very impressive!