Agriculture enroute to Ayutthaya |
Highway leading north from Bangkok |
Ayutthaya is 70km north of Bangkok |
Map of Ayutthaya |
Elephant tour by Wat Ratchaburana |
Wat Ratchaburana |
Wat Ratchaburana, contructed by King Borommaracha II (1424-1448) |
Wat Ratchaburana framed through the main gate |
Wat Ratchaburana |
Khmer style central tower of Wat Ratchaburana |
Wat Ratchaburana, Ayutthaya |
Sculpture on Wat Ratchaburana |
Standing Buddha, Wat Ratchaburana |
Ruined out building at Wat Ratchaburana |
Remains of old paintings at Wat Ratchaburana |
Wat Ratchaburana |
Central Tower of Wat Ratchaburana |
Buddha head, Ayutthaya |
Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya, 1374 |
Buddha statue at Wat Mahathat |
Central prang (tower), Wat Mahathat |
Central prang (tower), Wat Mahathat |
Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya |
Buddha head, Wat Mahathat |
Wat Mahathat |
There's a Buddha head grown into this tree at Wat Mahathat |
Wat Phra Si Sanphet, 15-18C. |
Wat Phra Si Sanphet |
Wat Phra Si Sanphet |
Wat Phra Si Sanphet |
Flowering tree, Ayutthaya |
Wat Phra Si Sanphet |
Wat Phra Si Sanphet |
Wat Phra Si Sanphet |
There was a crew filming the day I was here |
The 3 chedis of Wat Phra Si Sanphet |
There are many headless Buddhas at Ayutthaya |
Please be respectful |
Wat Phra Si Sanphet |
Chedi entrance, Wat Phra Si Sanphet |
Wat Phra Si Sanphet |
Wat Phra Si Sanphet |
Wat Phra Si Sanphet |
Wat Phra Si Sanphet |
Wihan Phra Mongkol Bophit |
Wihan Phra Mongkol Bophit |
Wihan Phra Mongkol Bophit |
One of the largest bronze Buddhas in Thailand |
Wihan Phra Mongkol Bophit |
Built sometime between 1448 and 1602 |
Wihan Phra Mongkol Bophit |
Wihan Phra Mongkol Bophit |
Wihan Phra Mongkol Bophit with robe |
Wihan Phra Mongkol Bophit with robe |
Prior to 1957 restoration |
Vase, Wihan Phra Mongkol Bophit |
Wat Phra Ram, 14th C. |
Wat Phra Ram, Ayutthaya |
Tour elephant at Ayutthaya |
Boy climbing onto an elephant, Ayutthaya, Thailand |
Elephants on break, Ayutthaya |
Elephant boading bridge, Ayutthaya |
The elephant looks a bit small for riding |
Traditional Thai house along the Mae Nam Lopburi |
Wat Na Phra Men survived the Burmese invasion of 1767 |
Wat Na Phra Men, Ayutthaya |
Buddha clad in royal attire, Wat Na Phra Men |
Wat Na Phra Men |
Monks quarters (by the orange laundry) near Wat Na Phra Men |
Wat Lokayasutharam |
29 meter long reclining Buddha at Wat Lokayasutharam, Ayutthaya |
Wat Kasattrathirat, Ayutthaya |
Cold drinks on a hot day |
Barge passing under the Mae Nam Pasak Bridge, Ayutthaya |
Wat Yai Chai Mongkon, Ayutthaya |
Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Reclining Buddha, Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Chedi of Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Line of Buddhas, Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Mom climbing the Chedi |
Looking down from the Chedi |
Looking down from the Chedi |
Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Buddhist nun, Wat Yai Chai Mongkon |
Mom making a purchase from the nun |