Thailand Day 2 - Part 1 Ayuthaya

It was an early Saturday morning when we set off for Ayuthaya...

Ayuthaya's ruins tell the story of a glorious past for Siam and it was indeed irresistable to take countless photos there...

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After walking tirelessly in the cool but dusty atmosphere, we stopped by a local stall for lunch. It was indeed delicious... pork noodles, fish cake (tod mun pla) and spring rolls! Imagine... a meal of RM13.00 for 3 people! The place was packed full of locals... so you would expect it to be good!
















After that quick but extremely tasty lunch, we went on to Wat Yai Chaimongkorn. The place was teeming with devotees and tourists but also exuded a lot of spiritual energy. I did not hesitate to offer some prayers.

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Day 2 Part 2 coming...

Thailand Day 1

I took a short weekend trip to the Land Of Smiles a few days ago. It's been 7 years since I was last in Bangkok.

As it was late afternoon when I arrived, I didn't manage to do much except for check into my hotel in Sukhumvit and walked around that area.

Anyway, I was hungry for dinner and I went to a restaurant across the road called Rosabieng. They had an open air area for dining and a very cool jazz band playing. As it was the King's 80th birthday, the city was unified in its effort to show support by putting up signages signifying this celebration.




Tucked into green curry fishballs and this superb tomyam like soup with crispy dried catfish in it... superb!





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Day 2 coming...