One of the biggest Khmer Ruins in Thailand is in Ayutthaya, which is just a small diversion on the road from Pak Chong to Bangkok.
Bruce wanted to see this last ruin, but the rest of the group wasn’t interested anymore, so while Bruce walked around it, they sat outside and read books. There loss.
Like most of the ruins, there was a large Wat (more modern temple) right next to it. Inside this Wat, they had all the heads from the various statues. There were also several shopping stalls around the newer Wat, which gave Rosie something to walk around while waiting for Bruce.
Bruce found this a very interesting place for a stroll and was pleased to have taken a look. It was very humid though, so he wasn’t refreshed after the experience.
We continued on from here to go to our hotel in Bangkok. We also said goodbye to our driver Non, who took us all the way from the Lao border to Bangkok.
Although a little more expensive than booking individual taxi rides, the group really like having the same driver at our disposal for the 11 days and you also had the chance to build up a little rapport with Non. Non also enjoyed the experience since he doesn’t normally get to see the places that we went, being so far from Khon Kaen, where he lived. He took the opportunity to look around Ban Mai Vintage and the Ruins.
As many of you would know, there was a major earthquake centred in Myanmar, which had a large impact on Bangkok. One building in Bangkok, which was under construction, collapsed killing several people. We were staying in the Pullman G Hotel and they sustained quite a bit of superficial damage, with plaster falling off walls and airconditioning ducts falling out of roof panels. We had to wait a while until they had checked out our rooms before letting us in. We then had a building inspector come to every room to check on the damage.
We are loving the Executive lounge access for this hotel, well worth it.
