Our first day out we took a tuk tuk to see a Wat, which is the name for the Thai temples here. You can get watted out in Thailand, they are everywhere. After you have seen a few it can get monotonous. So far we have been viewing ones that have different enough aspects to them that they are still interesting. Wat Phanan Choeng The first one we went to is called Wat Phanan Choeng. It has a massive golden Buddha that sits inside a temple. We were lucky enough to time our visit on the weekend when the monks perform a special ceremony. People come to the temple to pray and be blessed. There is a … [Read more...]

We moved onward from Kanchanaburi to a city called Ayuthaya. It used to be the former capital of Siam. It is full of many beautiful temple ruins. The city is also completely surrounding by a system of rivers making it an actual island. Taking The Bus From Kanchaniburi To Ayuthaya We had to take two different buses to get here. The first one was about 2 hours long and went from Kanchanaburi to the city of Suphanburi. This was our first experience at taking a non air conditioned bus. It was not on a direct route, it made many stops. The first one was only two minutes down the road from the bus … [Read more...]