Ayutthaya - Video Guide of Thailand's Ancient Capital City

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Ayutthaya is one of the most popular places to visit near Bangkok. Read my full guide to Ayutthaya here: Visiting Ayutthaya, Thailand, is one of the best day trips to take from Bangkok. It's Thailand's ancient capital city, second after Sukhothai. The city has a very long history with many ups and downs. It was overthrown by the Burmese in the mid 1700's and many of the gems and treasures from the temples were moved the Yangon at the Shwedagon Pagoda (another very impressive site if you visit Burma. I have visited Ayutthaya a number of times while living in Thailand, but a few weeks ago I joined a small travel blogger group and we toured a few of the most important temples, and I also snuck away for some food and refreshment The Ayutthaya historical park is the most significant section of the city, an area where there's a concentration of temples and historical sites to visit. The city in now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The first temple we stopped at was Wat Yai Chai Mongkon, a must visit temple in Ayutthaya. The temple is recognized by its huge chedi that leans a little to the side, sort of like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. At the site, you can then climb a flight of stairs to the middle level section that offers a nice view of the surroundings. Surrounding the temple are many statues of Buddha, most of them wrapped in orange cloth and in many symmetrical patterns. Just like Wat Pho in Bangkok, there's also a reclining Buddha, though this one made of stone and wrapped in yellow cloth instead of gold. I had visited the temple before, but had never stopped to see the palace of King U-Thong and his many roosters. After Wat Yai Chai Mongkon ) in Ayutthaya we proceeded to Wat Phanan Choeng, a temple that's famous for housing a 19 meter high golden seated Buddha. The temple is a cross between traditional Thai and Chinese beliefs so there are lots of cross similarities and the temple is very Chinese Confucian in appearance. There are many section of Wat Phanan Choeng, and you can spend some time walking around each section of the temple. It's nearly always busy and bustling with people, especially on the weekends. Finally, the famous Wat Mahathat ) is one of the most visited and well known temple complexes in the Ayutthaya historical park. It's the temple where the famous head of Buddha wrapped within the banyan tree is - that's always a favorite place for everyone to take pictures The rest of the temple is not in that great of condition, but it's mostly in ruins. The temple is still nice to walk around for a few minutes. Ayutthaya is hot, and when you are walking around the temples, you're going to sweat for sure So be prepared for the sun and always remember to drink plenty of water. I also like to stock up on hydration by having a fresh coconut to drink the water. Finally, whenever you visit any city in Thailand it's important to eat and to bring back some of the local speciality snacks. In Ayutthaya there's nothing more famous than a sweet called roti sai mai, and if you don't eat this, many Thais will say you didn't even go to Ayutthaya. It's basically a thin crepe pancake that's combined with cotton candy like sugar, wrapped into a little taco and consumed. It is very sweet and full of sugar, but it is the taste of Ayutthaya and should be sampled Have a great trip visiting the ancient capital city of Thailand Ayutthaya guide
Date: 2019-08-19

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Comments and reviews: 10

Thu Miles
Hi Mark Wien, I found your direction to Ayutthaya is insanely unhelpful. We looked around for ages for a stall to buy tickets to Ayutthaya. Finally, We found one lady was extremely rough and all she wants is money from us and not things else was explained by her. When we are in Ayutthaya, you did not including the Tuk tuk or another way to go around these temples. It will be nice to be included in your guide or video clips. It is fine when you have plenty of money to blow, but with ones that have budgets and travel with kids. This is a big surprise. In saying that, we met extremely friendly and helpful Thai people every where we go. There are so many Thai people asked where we were going and helping us out. So that has been making my day less horrible.
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vacationboyvideos
Thank u for making me feel like India jones I adore this video. Awsome footage of ruins & lucky u get to see such grand Buddhas. I could watch hrs of Buddha temple ruins The treat at the end. Lol food always I'm the video Thumbs up & mark in the long videos maybe make marks lost footage cause each time I see your videos (ESP India) I wonder what footage I'm i missing? Your die hard fans(like me) would prob like to see it. Ever thank about making a music video to the lost footage?
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Steve Campbell
Hello, I visited Ayutthaya last year. My friend and I, we booked a day trip through a local travel agent, not sure of their name sorry. For 15 US, we got a bus there and back, a tour guide and lunch. We had time to explore each temple site, and then we got back on the bus, they took us to the next one. Was a very professionally run day. We had seen Ayutthaya day trips back here in Australia, that would have cost about 90 US, so to get one for 1/6 of that cost, we were amazed.
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Mark Wiens
Hey, good to hear from you. Firstly, I grew up traveling with my parents, and living overseas, so after graduating from University, I really desired to continue traveling and seeing more of the world. As for affording it, I make all my money online now through selling my travel ebooks, freelance writing, and a little advertising. Yes, travel can be pricey, but it can also be affordable - I'm sure I spend about the same amount as if I lived in a stable location.
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Akuma001
Mark I am looking forward to my trip to Thailand with so much enthusiasm thanks to your videos. I am even going to take lessons to learn to speak thai and it is all thanks to your enthusiasm and the experiences you've shared. I cant thank you enough for the E book I purchased it has already helped me greatly in putting together an itinerary of things to do, see and definitely eat while i'm there.
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Mark Wiens
Hey Donald, Yes, I've been wanting to do some longer videos - the main issue is simply that it's tough to make a video that long that can hold the attention of viewers I'll probably try to do some longer, more reality show type videos, and experiment with those Thanks for your advice
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Mike Pratt
As always, excellent video Mark. It's a beautiful place, I quite enjoyed it there. Oh yes, and the roti sai mai is a must have I can't remember if I've asked you, but have you visited Sukhothai? If not, I know you would love it there as well. Cheers.
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Mark Wiens
Thank you I'm working on it, still have a long ways to go. I'm actually married now, my wife is Thai, so she helps a lot. It took me about 1 year probably to be able to pronounce and get lots of vocab down. Are you living in Thailand?
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Zenred Hair Salon Bangkok
Ayuthaya is a great little City for a Day trip or a few days even. Dont forget to go and visit the River Boat Restaurant - they serve some excellent dishes there in the evenings.
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