It is only about 45 minutes by car. I went with my friend Tipnaree and we spent a few hours there. The temple ruins were still awing despite having been burned 300 years before. It was easy to tell how impressive the structures must have been in the cities prime. The Siamese empire was very impressive and at one time Ayutthaya was considered one of the grandest cities in Asia in the 1400 and 1500's.
We went in the morning before it was busy and hot. We found some shade and sat down and enjoyed the sound of birds and fresh air.
We visited a Buddhist temple. At the temple there were cups filled with sticks that each had a different number. You shake the cup until one single stick comes out. Then you read what that number represents.
I got number 8: "Travel will bring you success and opportunity. Love will not go as expected. Luck seems to be avoiding you. Be careful about losing things." How do I feel about this? I think it is spot on. 1.) I am traveling and I know it will pay dividends in my future. 2.) Although vague and universally applicable, love never does go as expected. 3.) Luck has been avoiding me! My pool game has been off and I have been losing at rummy like nobody's business. 4.) I did lose my phone and I am constantly misplacing things.
On our way out of the city, we stopped and fed some elephants. I can't say the elephants were living the most enjoyable elephant life, but they were well fed and seemed to be treated well by their keepers.
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| I was pretty nervous the whole time |
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| Some of the main pagodas |
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| It was empty in the morning |
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| I was number 8 |
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