dimanche 22 novembre 2009
Two days in Ayuthaya
By Michael Bauswein, dimanche 22 novembre 2009 à 03:36 :: My asian trip
At the Baan Lotus guest house, behind the counter, there is a table with the rooms and for each the country of occupant and the numbers of days or it will be there. A little like the Eurovision contest. And fI have to admit that it is the Germans who occupied most places.
The first thing that impressed me here is that the nights are very cold and there is sometimes a strong wind. So, in the middle of my first night here, I rushed to my bag to take the two sweatersI have and put them on. And the next day, I requested for a blanket in addition to the small beautifully embroidered sheet I have in my room. And I was the only guest to do that.
Each day, after awakening because of the cockcrow (there are four of them) and taking a cold shower ( no hot water ), I went to the city and the temples. I did stop at the "the island" where the most popular temples are. For instance, the Wat Phra Si Sanphet and its three chedis that are on all the representations of the city. I slip through small roads, small bridges to discover the quieter corners like Wat Pho and the Wora Lokai Sutha a little behind these very popular temples.
In ayutaya, there are dogs wandering everywhere, they howl to death the night. We also can see a lot of different ways of locomotion, from the ride on elephant back to cyclotaxis or taxis or bikes people rent at their guest houses or small shops in the cityand of course the traditional tuk-tuk. Here, they are a little different from those of Bangkok. The front they have like a shark nose and a neater decoration. The benches are also disposed to accommodate more passengers. And until they are not 100% busy, the driver may stop at any time to complete his loading.
Outside the island, I mostly retained, Wat Naphra Meru that also has a head of Buddha imprisoned in a tree that guides do not mention ( the one guides talk about is at War Ratburana ).
But my favorite Wat here is the Wat Yai Chai Mongkhol. In addition at 8:45 am, there is almost nobody. And to have this temple, its two great stone Buddhas on each side of the building and the square with smaller statues of Buddha around for yourself alone it is wonderful.
And at the evening, what's going on in Ayutaya ? Well it is quiet. Restaurants and bars (almost exclusively frequented by tourists) are on Soi 5. I have my habits at Tony's Place, which is also guest house (the beef with ginger, slurp slurp, yammy !). The owner is very friendly. It seems that there is a discotheque in Ayutaya Hotel but I did not go.
The first thing that impressed me here is that the nights are very cold and there is sometimes a strong wind. So, in the middle of my first night here, I rushed to my bag to take the two sweatersI have and put them on. And the next day, I requested for a blanket in addition to the small beautifully embroidered sheet I have in my room. And I was the only guest to do that.
Each day, after awakening because of the cockcrow (there are four of them) and taking a cold shower ( no hot water ), I went to the city and the temples. I did stop at the "the island" where the most popular temples are. For instance, the Wat Phra Si Sanphet and its three chedis that are on all the representations of the city. I slip through small roads, small bridges to discover the quieter corners like Wat Pho and the Wora Lokai Sutha a little behind these very popular temples.
In ayutaya, there are dogs wandering everywhere, they howl to death the night. We also can see a lot of different ways of locomotion, from the ride on elephant back to cyclotaxis or taxis or bikes people rent at their guest houses or small shops in the cityand of course the traditional tuk-tuk. Here, they are a little different from those of Bangkok. The front they have like a shark nose and a neater decoration. The benches are also disposed to accommodate more passengers. And until they are not 100% busy, the driver may stop at any time to complete his loading.
Outside the island, I mostly retained, Wat Naphra Meru that also has a head of Buddha imprisoned in a tree that guides do not mention ( the one guides talk about is at War Ratburana ).
But my favorite Wat here is the Wat Yai Chai Mongkhol. In addition at 8:45 am, there is almost nobody. And to have this temple, its two great stone Buddhas on each side of the building and the square with smaller statues of Buddha around for yourself alone it is wonderful.
And at the evening, what's going on in Ayutaya ? Well it is quiet. Restaurants and bars (almost exclusively frequented by tourists) are on Soi 5. I have my habits at Tony's Place, which is also guest house (the beef with ginger, slurp slurp, yammy !). The owner is very friendly. It seems that there is a discotheque in Ayutaya Hotel but I did not go.
