2June
After getting ourselves ready for next station, Ayutthaya. Yet we have interchange at Bangkok. Left Tong Mee GH at 9am. Van ticket to Bangkok cost 180B. To feed our stomach, i choose the cheapest set for breakfast at 7-eleven, 21B.. LOL!! The van departed at 930am. When on our way, the van went to fuel up, during the process the passengers have to leave the van and wait at the outside, and there are few booths with stalls selling snacks and drinks, most of the thais will show their support, but i didn't :(
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their colourful loaded truck at petrol station
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We reached Bangkok at 130pm and hang around there, waited my partner for her favourite ice monster (almost same as J-CO, 55B with 1 topping but its large). Headed to van station again, tiring as the wheel pack is fully packed and there is no escalator to cross the flyover!! *fruz*, van fare at rate of 60B departed at 330pm. Btw, personally i don't like Bangkok weather, its like been covered by something and the air can't flow out which makes this city looks hazy all the time.
We were so lucky, on the way heading to Ayutthaya, it was raining. but the van has no sense to slow down his speed, inversely he speed up his van to 140km/hr. OMG!! that's crazy!!! i felt unsafe to have such driver. We reached Ayutthaya at 5pm. The van station is very near to few guest house, at first we wanted to check-in to PU guest house, but before reaching that, we passed through Tony's Place while every workers there were welcoming us. I was attracted by its all wooden decoration and my partner knew it, so she went for room viewing and she like it, so we make ourselves 3days at Tony's Place. Once enter our room, i was like WAaaaaaaa.....I FEEL GOOD... hahahahaha...
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Their Homemade Clock
After settling down, we went to Ayutthaya Night Market, first try was fried shrimp and fried fish, 5B for each, both of us took 2. We were so wanted for Soy Bean too bad she has only take-away :( ; went for poppia, 5B for each; sushii, 5B FOR EACH (even its small, but worth!!); super yummy otak-otak, 30B. Burrpppp.... Then window shopping, its not expensive but has over our budget d.. so, empty hand heading back to Tony's Place.
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3June
Went out at 10am for bicycle rental, for whole day cost only 40B. I was so excited and ready to explore the heritage..The first wat we went was Wat Mahathat, its awesome and its like the lost city. Yet, admission fee needed, so we skipped it.. Second station was Wat Ratburana. AND!!! its only half an hour we were away from Tony's Place and its started to tik tok tik tok!!! arhhh... ruined my sunny day... went back to Tony's Place and waited for the rain to stop, around 1pm, we went to day market to feed stomach.. hahahaha.. snacks are cheap!! each stick cost only 5B or 10B; fishcake, 20B plus black soya bean, 13B from 7-eleven, my lunch is settle.. 2pm, back to our track, cycling around the town, and we reached another famous wat, Wat Thummikarat around 330pm. After that, night market again, we have finished 2 cups of soya bean(yummy), 12B; Pad Thai (fried mee), 25B; fried mussel(not nice), 30B; coconut milk snack(too 'milky'), 14B. It was super tiring, we have decided to rent tuk-tuk for tmr(day tour) to save time and also prevent us from getting lost in the map again.. hahahahaha..
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| Messed: Wat Mahathat/ Wat Raburana?? |
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Messed: Wat Mahathat/ Wat Raburana??
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My lunch.
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Ayutthaya National Museum, we didn't enter
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Wat Suwandawas
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4June
After grabbing breakfast from day market, sticks again, 20B; kuih kochi, 10B. Then dealing with tuk-tuk, 500B for 3hours. The tuk-tuk will cover 5places around Ayutthaya and last station will be Ayutthaya Floating Market. Our first destination was Wat Lokayasutha aka Lucky Reclining Buddha, when we reached there, there were people selling lotus and sticks, my first thought was bad, i felt they will re-sell our lotus after we offered to Buddha, its bad. I shouldn't think of this way, ended up, i still bought a lotus, 15B. :P
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| Reclining Buddha/ Lucky Buddha |
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| Board |
Next station was Wat Chaiwatthanaram with admission fee 50B, once enter the entrance, i was attracted by its super green grassy... so nice to lay there but its wet and weird. hahahaha.. hang around for shots and left, we didn't take the audio tour, else we will be given a headset, and there will be board assign 1, 2, 3 or 4. just press the tape and there are explanations for the scene. The scene here is awesome, too bad they never maintenance the broken part, or maybe that's why Ayutthaya is famous with what they left?
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| Wat Chaiwatthanaram |
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| The Path |
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| Broken Part |
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| Another view |
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| my partner |
Third station, Wat Phu Khao Thong which means Golden Mountain coated with white for its body and gold on its top. No admission fee needed but my partner was so lazy to get herself up; so i did it myself. On the top there, it has a small hole to walk in, it was dark, and when walk until inside, i can barely see a Buddha and I sprained my leg, Ouuch!! Its pain, but when i 'confess' to Buddha am i over shouting on the top before that(communicating with my partner at the down hill), i feel my leg is better, believe or not, depend on u!
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| Wat Phu Khao Thong |
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| The Tunnel |
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| Part of view from the top |
Fourth station, Wat Mahathat. We came here yesterday but we never enter. There's a awesome view inside the wat which there is a Buddha face is covered by the roots of the tree but its body has disappeared, no explanation on that. Wat Mahathat is actually a city during its period but later on the city has collapsed; only the structure has retained.
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| Reclining Buddha |
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| Temple |
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| Buddha Statue |
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| From the top |
After visiting all the temple, its time for Ayutthaya Floating Market which is about 10mins away from Wat Yaichai Mongkhon. This floating market is full with shops selling cloths, souvenir, letter box, food and etc!! when passed through the shop which the letter box is so attractive, we stopped by and posted to home. Their coconut ice-cream with nuts is really a must which cost only 25B was served in coconut. Then shopping again! LOL!! shopping in thailand will never get bored, their cloths are cheap, i hope i can moved all the shirts go back.. HAHAHA. Ohhh, i entered a shop selling cartoon shirts, domo is so attractive yet i got the wrong size :(.. And talk with the man incharge, he told us he is the one designing these shirts, so we asked for his picture. LOL!!
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| Ayutthaya Floating Market! wow, i read thai :D |
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| d letter box |
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| very childish letter to home~ |
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| coconut ice-cream |
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| d 'designer'.. |
ya.. the place I said is here..
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