Temples of Ayutthaya
Temples of Ayutthaya, a collection of photographs from the ancient Thailand capital of Ayutthaya.
Homeward Bound
Aug 23 2007 (originally posted)
Well, my 3+ week journey has about come to an end, in about an hour I leave for the airport to fly back to home sweet home. It’s been a whirlwind three weeks. From Kolkata and my sister’s beautiful wedding, to her prehoneymoon journey with the family through Agra, a week [...]
A Spot of Shade
Aug 23 2007 (originally posted)
A spot of shade is a great place for a catnap, especially on a hot and humid day. One of the Thail locals has found a lovely spot at the base of the Wat Phra Si Sanphet ruins in Ayutthaya north of Bangkok. He probably had the right idea as compared [...]
Wat Mahathat
Aug 22 2007 (originally posted)
The journey in Thailand is about to end. Today I spent a fascinating day at Wat Mahathat in Ayutthaya about 100km north of Bangkok. Ayutthaya is the ancient Thailand capital until it was moved to Bangkok. There are a tremendous amount of ancient temples in Ayutthaya, many of them in glorious [...]
Venice of the East
Aug 21 2007 (originally posted)
There are those who call Bangkok the Venice of the east, and while I’ve never been to Venice I find it hard to imaging that the side canals of Venice look anything like those in Bangkok. It’s hard to imagine that minutes away lies the hustle and bustle of a major [...]
A Night in Chinatown (Bangkok)
Aug 20 2007 (originally posted)
Well, more like an hour or so. The hotel was pretty adamant that I shouldn’t venture out with my camera at night, but I did anyways. And then with all those warnings in my head and strange looks from everyone I kind of bailed out after about an hour. Would have [...]
Reclining Buddha
Aug 19 2007 (originally posted)
So, today was my first full day of Bangkok. I’m beginning to get a better feel for the city…mostly that everyone seems to have an angle! I found out last night I was getting ripped off by the taxi and tuk tuk drivers…paying 800 baht for a ride that should have [...]
Hello from Thailand
Aug 18 2007 (originally posted)
Hello from Thailand! Well, I’m no longer in India and I’ve safely arrived in Bangkok. The flight from Delhi was uneventful…for Delhi. Arrived early this morning (around 8am local time) after leaving at 1am Delhi time…so that means not a lot of sleep!
The hotel is absolutely fabulous, I have a 12th [...]
