ayutthaya

I only spent about half a day here, and the only thing to see is temples.  By then, I was just ready to never see another old building again and lay on the beach, so I only visited on.  Read about it here!

I love the intercity buses in Thailand, haha.

I’m back in Bangkok for an extra night. I was going to spend one night each in Ayutthaya and Lopburi, but I loved BKK too much and wanted to go back.

So yesterday I took an early train to Ayutthaya ($.60 for a 90min ride), checked in at a guesthouse then hopped on another cheap third classer to Lopburi. That ride was only an hour, but the train was crowded and I was standing, and every 2 min ladies would walk by with trays of food yelling. They all seemed to be the only overweight people in SE Asia too, so I was constantly being squished against the people sitting by me. Fun ride.

Then in Lopburi, I just walked around and avoided all the nasty monkeys that have taken over a part of the town. It was a really small place, and minus the Internet cafes, it probably hasn’t changed a whole lot since when my dad was there.

Then I went back to the train station to catch a 5:40 train back to Ayutthaya. 5:40 turned into 7:40 (you can’t rely too much on transportation here but it’s so cheap you can’t complain). Luckily a Greek/English scuba instructor happened to be waiting as well so we talked the whole time.

Then today I decided that I should get up and see at least some of Ayutthaya before catching a comfy bus to BKK. The city is known for temples and old stuff, which I’ve seen enough to last a lifetime, and had no real interest in seeing more. I went to one temple, got sick of wearing pants in 90 degree weather, and went back to the GH to change and eat.

Now I am back in the fabulous city of Bangkok, where I’m staying at the coolest hostel I’ve ever been in. When I booked it, I thought how it was such a splurge to stay at a nicer place in a dorm room for $10/night. I’ve gotten so used to barebones rooms that are $3-6/night so this feels like a big spending spree. Tomorrow I will sadly be leaving Bangkok to head to the beach! “Vacation” time of my trip has started! I can finally laze around, shop, have a lot of pancakes and milkshakes, and not have to go see more temples. Ahhh.