Monday, September 04, 2006

Ayuthaya 2006

A Trip to Ayuthaya, The Formal Capital City of Thailand

Ayuthaya: old historic capital of Siam

Ayuthaya is about 85 km north of Bangkok.
It was the capital of Siam from 1350 till 1767,
when Burma conquered the city
33 kings of Siam reigned here.
At its peak (about 1700) it had one million inhabitants.
Out of this area, there are many old wats (temple-monasteries).


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