Current daytime temperatures are 38-40degrees celsius (for Brad & Matt), and today Narongs picked us up at 8am and drove us to Ayutthaya which is about 80km north of Bangkok. We traveled from one ancient temple to another, walking around in the searing sun (and yes I am wearing my sunscreen), & climbing up the steep stairs of the different temples. By 10am we were dripping.
Ayutthaya was the ancient capital of Thailand until the Burmese attacked, destroyed & burned the temples and city grounds. What was not destroyed by the Burmese, the Thai's took the heads of most of the remaining Buddha's and sold them for money. The large towers/ upside-down cones are known in Thailand as Chedi's (pronounced "jetty").
At Wat ChaiWattanaram, we climbed up the chedi's very steep steps & once I got to the top I was terrified. The view was beautiful, but I could not go anywhere near the edge. In order to climb down I sat on the top step like Sophie would and clinged to the side concrete wall as I took each step one by one--right foot first. (We all know how graceful I am in NY on stairs). Anyway, I survived, and the remainder of the temples were all gorgeous.
1 comment:
I have this beautiful image of you crawling down the steps... right foot first. I wish there was a video. I am catching up on your blog. Once you are done, you should totally make sure you have a good copy for posterity's sake... just to remember your trip. Nice photo. Stay away from those tuktuk's. Love you, don't get typhoid
~hils
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