Yesterday we flew down from Chaing Rai airport, arriving at Don Muang (Bangkok) at about 11:55. We got to the railway station and took the North bound train to the former capital of Siam, Ayutthaya.
From the station at Ayutthaya, our hotel, the Baan Thai House was walking distance and on arrival it was hot in Southern Thailand.
The accomodation was stunning. A stilted Thai Villa by a lake. As it turned out, inhabited by an extremely large lizard the size of an 11 year old child fed exclusively on Haribo!!.
You could paddle around the lake and I did.
The pool was hotter than a hot bath and the restaurant was very nice.
We ventured out on bicycles today to the historical park which is on an island roughly 3k x 2k. We got a ferry across the river and visited the ruins of the 1767 attack by the Burmese that meant that Bangkok became the capital of modern Thailand.
We spent our last afternoon by the pool and then took the train back to Bangkok at 16:40.
We got to the Vie Hotel in Ratchetewi at 19:00. The Vie had come up trumps and upgraded us.
We had a massage and then got a tuk tuk for our traditional Koh San Road trip. It was a bit disappointing as Songkran is very much in full swing here.
We have checked in for our return flight so its all systems go. Breakfast at the Vie tomorrow
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