| | Temples and chedi (stupas) built in 14th century |
| | | My gracious and FUN hosts, Nadine and Richard Goodine. |
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| | Buddahs were decapitated by the Burmese |
| | | The Goodine's driver - help me recall his name!!! |
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| | A distance sense of peace and tranquility |
| | | Happy to be exploring the region |
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| | | School kids practice their sketching |
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| | You can get a sense for how this was once a dazzlingly and powerful place |
| | | Cloaked Buddah from behind |
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| | Nadine respectfully putting goldleaf onto Buddah |
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| | Of course we had to ride the elephants |
| | | The little girl inside comes out! |
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| | You have no idea how sticky I am! |
| | | Lunch along one of 3 rivers - Ayuthaya is situated at confluence of 3 rivers |
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| | Chilies not good for my tummy |
| | | But he keeps on eatin' 'em |
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| | River prawns were my favorite! |
| | | Thai Whiskey is nasty but it brings out smiles |
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| | | Doesn't look like he's having any luck |
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| | After excursion we shopped at one of the many gourmet markets in Bangkok |
| | | then caught live performance in shopping center. gotta love the air conditioning |
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| | Chef Richard dazzled us with a sublime dinner at their apt |
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