Ayutthaya served as the capital of Thailand for 417 years from 1350AD to 1767AD, and now serves as a World Heritage site.
The area around these ruins has served as:
This is just the type of thing that any visitor would hope to find in the overgrown ruins of an abandoned Asian capital:
A fallen Buddha's head within a living tree.
Phespirit relaxes at the prow of a slow boat from the previous to the present capital city of Thailand.
Three hours along the River Chao Phraya in an air-conditioned boat that serves food .....
There are worse ways to pass the time.
