Local time Tuesday morning now. Today I will take it slow and just rest mostly and try to relax. At Khao San road now in Bangkok, but don't like the touristy atmosphere here. The plan is only stay here until tomorrow after to secure my Indian visa and then head off to far eastern Thailand to see the Prasat Phanom Rung ruins.
Yesterday, myself, Alex the German from China, and an Irish guy named Adrian hired a private tuk-tuk for the entire day ($15 dollars each) to drive us off the island of Ayuthaya to go places even locals don't know about. Basically we traverse a big part of the local country-side of Ayuthaya. The plan was see a couple of off-the-beaten-path ruins and then follow a loose itinerary to get back to the last wat by sunset! Along the way we got to see up close: monkeys, huge bats, tigers, elephants, water buffalo, goats, a few horses, and then some. This is by far the more interesting way to explore a foreign country. The locals tend to smile and wave and lot and the children aren't afraid to come up to you to try their English.
Feeding a monkey at the monkey temple.
2.5 weeks old baby elephant that was chasing me around.
The interior of one of the giant stupas, we had to crouch through a tunnel to get to this.
Just enjoying the sunset on a ruin mound.
At last, we reach the impressive Wat Chai Wattanaram!
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