Ayutthaya Historical Park

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Historical Park

The second part of the tour was visiting the historic city of Ayutthaya. I've been looking forward to seeing this once glorious and majestic city, now an archaeological ruin.

The weather was hot and humid. Moving from one place to another can be a bit of a challenge. One good thing about package tours is that you don't have to worry about your transportation. I also love the fact that we are often offered cold towel and bottled water by our tour guide.

Wat Phra Kaew & The Grand Palace

Our next destination was Wat Phra Kaew, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, the most beautiful and the most revered Buddhist temple in Thailand. Although full of tourists, it was an amazing place to visit. The architecture, sculpture, mural paintings and everything else we saw within the temple grounds were a wealth of art.

The Golden Buddha & The Reclining Buddha

It was our second day in Bangkok and we’re up early because today we are going on a tour. Our tour guide was already waiting for us at the lobby when we got down. She introduced herself to us as Oil. Our itinerary included visiting the Royal Grand Palace and three famous Wats in Bangkok.

Our first stop was Wat Traimit, the Temple of the Golden Buddha in Chinatown. The Golden Buddha was at the top level of Phra Maha Mondop. Sadly, we tried to have a full-sized photograph of this building from the ground but our basic camera can only do so much.