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Lovely women in traditional costume served our Loy Krathong dinner.

Loy Krathong

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427]

Loy Krathong is a special festival celebration in Thailand in November. Float your sorrows away and release your hopes and dreams into the heavens.

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Wat Na Phranen

Ayutthaya - Old Capital Of Thailand

Tom Cockrem - tcockren [1,959]

Ruins are notoriously deceptive. Gazing at these towering pagodas - Ayutthaya's most visible and splendid remains - it is somehow hard to imagine they at one time belonged to a city, a sprawling...

Destinations: Thailand | Ayutthaya
Topics: Travel | Ancient History | Architecture

The Ruins of Ayutthaya

Guy Munsch - gmunsch [257]

These photographs are a few examples of what residents and visitors encounter daily across the city of Ayutthaya. These architectural ruins of a vast empire from over 240 years ago are concentrated in...

Destinations: Thailand | Ayutthaya
Topics: Culture | Travel | National Parks | War & Conflict | Ancient History | Architecture
In the 13th century, Ayutthaya was the capital of the Thai Empire. At the peak of its glory, this complex was the center of Southeast Asian innovation, art and trade. In 1767, the Burmese army finally broke into the city, burned the libraries, destroyed the Wats and killed the king. The surviving Thai military fled south and founded the new capital near Bangkok. Today the remaining ruins of Ayutthaya are scattered over a large area, so we had to load back into a steamy van to travel from monument to monument.

A Glimpse Into Thailand's Glorious Past in Ayutthaya

Wah Heng - wheng [3,001]

A story told with photos.

Destinations: Thailand | Ayutthaya
Topics: Photography | Religion | Ancient History
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