Claire and I went up to Ayutthaya (for me, again) so that she could see the ancient capital.
In addition to the ruins I saw last time, we entered Wat Ratchanna that I hadn’t been into before. We climbed the Chedi (central tower thingy), and saw there that it was possible to enter into the central burial chamber. Two storeys down, and underneath a pile of 500 year old bricks with no support, there’s a small chamber with a mosaic in red and black. The kings body was buried here along with treasure and Buddhist artefacts, most of which was looted and the remainder of which are at the nearby museum.
Again we headed to my favourite bar in Thailand, only to find it closed…so we had to go to the bar with LIVE BLUES playing across the road. I love this town! The lead singer, a Thai guy, had the glasses and mullet of the off-sider in Wayne’s World. By the time we got there he was very drunk, having a great time, and dedicating every song to his wife, Frances, who’s birthday it was.
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