Ayuthaya & Bangkok On Monday we visited Ayuthaya. This was the capital of the Kingdom of Thailand between 1350 and 1767. There were once 400 temples in this city which is about a 2 hour train trip out of Bangkok. Ayuthaya is essentially an island and we wanted to hire bicycles to get us around so that we could see what remains of this once powerful city. But taking into consideration the heat and humidity, we decided to hire a Tuk Tuk and its friendl...

Hello!! So, we have survived the first full day in Bangkok!! The feet are pretty sore and the clothes are quite sweaty. We also had our first ride on a tuk tuk which was pretty effin scary at times. We visited the main Wat (temples) in Bangkok; Wat Pho and Wat Phra Kaew. Wat Pho was cool as the entry was cheap and there were not a lot of tourists there but Wat Phra Kaew was insanly big. Check out the pictures of all the gold leafing and the Reclining Buddha. I...