Ayuthaya - Introduction

Ayuthaya, a former Thai capitol, is situated about 85 kilometres north of Bangkok. Ayuthaya was the capitol of Thailand from 1350 until 1767, and according to all the sources known to us, it was a very beautiful city, larger than London or Paris in those days. In 1767 the Burmese captured the city and it was almost completely destroyed, Bangkok became the new capitol. The only things left now are ruins, who are sometimes very beautiful. So go see them. We will not tell you much about ruins (only a few pictures). If you want to know more, you can buy a lot of good travel guides, but we will tell you about modern Ayuthaya.

It will take about 1,5 hour to reach Ayuthaya, by bus or train. Ordinary trains are cheaper than a bus, and also a better way to see the country. We often tell we like trains in Thailand. Things are happening in a train, playing children, sleeping people, pigs and chicken, people taking food to the market. And you can buy everything in a train, lemonade, water, beer, whisky, noodles, candy, grilled chicken, . . . . When you look through the window, there's a lot to been seen, the traffic jam in Bangkok, rice fields changing in colour from bright green to yellow, small villages, temples, . . . . So we prefer the train.