Bangkok – Day 3 & 4 « Junkgirl™

On Sunday, it was more shopping at MBK and Siam Square and preparing for our trip to Ayuthaya the following day. Surfing the net at the lobby of Muangphol Mansion before going to bed.

Monday morning, took the taxi to Hualampong Train Station.

We bought tickets to Ayutthaya, which only cost 25 baht (from memory) one way.

While waiting for the train to arrive, I went to get some refreshments from a to consume on the train. As i was walking back to our waiting area, i began to notice that it was quiet and there wasn’t much movement around me. At that moment i realised that the Thai National Anthem was being broadcasted. That was why everyone was still and quiet. Except for a few clueless travellers, like myself. I stopped immediately, holding on to the packets of local iced coffee that are dripping onto my feet. The broadcast was kind of faint and i couldn’t really hear whether it has ended. A few moments later, people began to resume their activities and i continued my way back.

The train arrived and we boarded. The journey takes about 1 1/2 hours. Sights along the journey…

And we arrived at Ayuthaya station

We hopped on a tuk-tuk to take us to Pludhaya, where we will be staying for the night.

After dropping our bags in the room and a quick lunch at Pludhaya, we got on a tuk-tuk to take us our first destination, Wah Mahathat.

The following site was the main reason I chose to travel to Ayuthaya. It caught my attention when planning our Bangkok itinerary.

Vendors, a common sight in touristy areas

Next destination was Wat Chai Wattanaram

decapitated Buddha statues

This is the tuk-tuk that drove us to the sites. The driver speaks understandable English and was quite nice. It cost about 200 per hour (from memory) and it took us approximately 2 1/2 hours to complete the few sites.