Our train from Bangkok was easy enough! A little bit hot to say the least. The hostel we were staying at has just been refurbished due to the flooding. It was a really great place to meet fellow travellers and also plenty of locals too. Samsee the lady that worked at the hostel was extremely friendly...if not a little bit of an alcoholic lol but she was good fun and treated us all like family.
Ayutthaya is UNESCO world heritage site and was the old capital of Thailand. It boasts numerous beautiful ruins...(one was right next to our hostel!).Some of the temples date back to the year 1350!
We decided to hire bikes and cycled round the town stopping at all the various temples and ruins. It was really hot but the bright sun made everything look even more impressive. It seemed mad to think how long these buildings have been standing. I found it more impressive than Angkor Watt...opps sorry!
While we were cycling round we found a huge group of elephants. My intial excitement quickly wore off as I noticed they were being ridden (people dont ride elephants in an environment like this...they are treated badly...and they are not there for your amusement they are wild animals...please respect them!) and were being made to dance to music, sometimes while standing on their hind legs and twirling hula hoops...disgusting! I quickly made my exit!
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