Travelogues Ayutthaya

Start of our Thailand tour with organization in Bangkok and a layover in Ayutthaya, the former royal city, on our way north.

Formerly severed Buddha head, now grown into a tree On Friday, we wanted to get out of the city and visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the ancient ruins of Ayutthaya. This...

Ayutthaya was once the capital of Siam until it was devastated in war. We visited some ruins of the numerous temples in the city area and the summer palace of the kings located...

Thailand - Bangkok - AYUTTHAYA - Korat - Khon Kaen Ayutthaya was once the capital of the Kingdom of Siam. Now you can only see ruins of the once very splendid city....

Visiting one of the ruined cities of Thailand

Ayutthaya is located just 80 km from Bangkok, but it feels like a different world. Small-town, relaxed, and with plenty of space and greenery. Our hotel has a bicycle rental...

After wonderful days in Kanchanaburi, I continued by bus to Suphanburi and from there directly by minivan to Ayutthaya :) Upon arrival at the hostel, it was time to relax. 😌...

Our hostel

30.09.2018: Wake up at 8 o'clock and have breakfast. We are running late. Muriel found two German guys through the Jodel app that we were supposed to meet at 9 o'clock. We...

29.09.2018: It's my birthday. The Chinese girl from my room and I got up at 7 o'clock. She didn't want to at first, but then she did after two minutes. We got a noodle soup...

Ayutthaya is the former capital of the Siamese kingdom. It was ruled here for a total of 417 years, with 33 different kings. Today, only ruins of the temples remain, as they...

Today, in the early morning (9:15 am 😉), we went to Ayutthaya. The old capital of Siam houses a ruined temple complex that was looted and destroyed by Burma 🇲🇲. After...

We had enough of Bangkok and headed north. Specifically, back to Ayutthaya. During the two-hour train ride, we learned that this route is currently being expanded by a...

The former capital of central Thailand was definitely a must on our to-do list for Thailand. Since it is only 2 hours north of Bangkok and can be easily and cheaply reached by...

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