Ayutthaya - Video Guide of Thailand's Ancient Capital City
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- Опубликовано: 24 сен 2013
- Ayutthaya is one of the most popular places to visit near Bangkok. Read my full guide to Ayutthaya here: migrationology.com/2013/07/ayu...
Visiting Ayutthaya, Thailand, is one of the best day trips to take from Bangkok. It's Thailand's ancient capital city, second after Sukhothai. The city has a very long history with many ups and downs. It was overthrown by the Burmese in the mid 1700's and many of the gems and treasures from the temples were moved the Yangon at the Shwedagon Pagoda (another very impressive site if you visit Burma). I have visited Ayutthaya a number of times while living in Thailand, but a few weeks ago I joined a small travel blogger group and we toured a few of the most important temples, and I also snuck away for some food and refreshment! The Ayutthaya historical park is the most significant section of the city, an area where there's a concentration of temples and historical sites to visit. The city in now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The first temple we stopped at was Wat Yai Chai Mongkon (วัดใหญ่่ชัยมงคล), a must visit temple in Ayutthaya. The temple is recognized by its huge chedi that leans a little to the side, sort of like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. At the site, you can then climb a flight of stairs to the middle level section that offers a nice view of the surroundings. Surrounding the temple are many statues of Buddha, most of them wrapped in orange cloth and in many symmetrical patterns. Just like Wat Pho in Bangkok, there's also a reclining Buddha, though this one made of stone and wrapped in yellow cloth instead of gold. I had visited the temple before, but had never stopped to see the palace of King U-Thong and his many roosters. After Wat Yai Chai Mongkon (วัดใหญ่่ชัยมงคล) in Ayutthaya we proceeded to Wat Phanan Choeng (วัดพนัญเชิงวรวิหาร), a temple that's famous for housing a 19 meter high golden seated Buddha. The temple is a cross between traditional Thai and Chinese beliefs so there are lots of cross similarities and the temple is very Chinese Confucian in appearance. There are many section of Wat Phanan Choeng (วัดพนัญเชิงวรวิหาร), and you can spend some time walking around each section of the temple. It's nearly always busy and bustling with people, especially on the weekends. Finally, the famous Wat Mahathat (วัดมหาธาตุ) is one of the most visited and well known temple complexes in the Ayutthaya historical park. It's the temple where the famous head of Buddha wrapped within the banyan tree is - that's always a favorite place for everyone to take pictures! The rest of the temple is not in that great of condition, but it's mostly in ruins. The temple is still nice to walk around for a few minutes.
Ayutthaya is hot, and when you are walking around the temples, you're going to sweat for sure! So be prepared for the sun and always remember to drink plenty of water. I also like to stock up on hydration by having a fresh coconut to drink the water. Finally, whenever you visit any city in Thailand it's important to eat and to bring back some of the local speciality snacks. In Ayutthaya there's nothing more famous than a sweet called roti sai mai (โรตีสายไหม), and if you don't eat this, many Thais will say you didn't even go to Ayutthaya. It's basically a thin crepe pancake that's combined with cotton candy like sugar, wrapped into a little taco and consumed. It is very sweet and full of sugar, but it is the taste of Ayutthaya and should be sampled! Have a great trip visiting the ancient capital city of Thailand!
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Hey Jimmy, thanks a lot of watching, and good idea about the lost footage - going to try to put together some videos like that in the future!
Hey, thank you so much and good to hear about your upcoming trip. Thank you so much for getting a copy of my guide and I hope that it helps you throughout your visit. Enjoy your trip!
Great to hear that Byran, thanks for watching!
Great to hear that, thank you for watching Darius!
Wow, you pronounced Thai perfectly. Impressed!!
Haha, Carlos, yes I needed to. Thank you for watching!
Hey Donald, Yes, I've been wanting to do some longer videos - the main issue is simply that it's tough to make a video that long that can hold the attention of viewers! I'll probably try to do some longer, more reality show type videos, and experiment with those! Thanks for your advice!
Thank you, hope you have a great trip!
I just got back from my first trip to Thailand and Cambodia two days ago. Ayutthaya was one of my favorite places!
how would you compare it from angkor watt??
Hey, thanks Mike. No I have yet to visit Sukhothai, I'm hoping to in the future, glad you like it!
Thanks for sharing Jimmy, I'll look into it!
Hello, I visited Ayutthaya last year. My friend and I, we booked a day trip through a local travel agent, not sure of their name sorry. For $15 US, we got a bus there and back, a tour guide and lunch. We had time to explore each temple site, and then we got back on the bus, they took us to the next one. Was a very professionally run day. We had seen Ayutthaya day trips back here in Australia, that would have cost about $90 US, so to get one for 1/6 of that cost, we were amazed.
I agree, it's awesome!
Thanks for sharing Steve!
Exactly as you said, Ayutthaya is the perfect day trip, so much to see and explore. Definitely worth the hour bus trip. Any plans to go to Cambodia?
Hey, good to hear from you. Firstly, I grew up traveling with my parents, and living overseas, so after graduating from University, I really desired to continue traveling and seeing more of the world. As for affording it, I make all my money online now through selling my travel ebooks, freelance writing, and a little advertising. Yes, travel can be pricey, but it can also be affordable - I'm sure I spend about the same amount as if I lived in a stable location.
Been here.. Thailand is really an amazing place.. I hope to be back in here..
Mark I am looking forward to my trip to Thailand with so much enthusiasm thanks to your videos. I am even going to take lessons to learn to speak thai and it is all thanks to your enthusiasm and the experiences you've shared. I cant thank you enough for the E book I purchased it has already helped me greatly in putting together an itinerary of things to do, see and definitely eat while i'm there.
Great video as usual, looking forward to my trip over there, thanks
Thanks Steve! No plans at the moment, but I would love to go back to Cambodia again and make videos - hopefully in the future!
Wow, your Thai accent is so good. This is my first time that i saw your video and i hope you enjoy every in Thailand.😄
hello Mark.I enjoy travelling so much and your videos have been so much of help in planning for my vacation :)
thanks Mark!
Went there last year and concidently it was the world heritage day!! Enjoyed the trip really much.
Thank you Joy!
Thanks for responding and I understand. I wouldn't worry too much about holding the viewers attention considering your most popular videos are actually your longest.
Hey, if you click on that link in the description box of the video you'll find directions on how to get there!
Welcome to Thailand,Thank you very much to come travel in my country .We hope you will happy to this trip.
Thank you! I'm working on it, still have a long ways to go. I'm actually married now, my wife is Thai, so she helps a lot. It took me about 1 year probably to be able to pronounce and get lots of vocab down. Are you living in Thailand?
Mark Wiens just want to ask, this is my first travel to thailand. since its hot can we use short goin in ayuthayya temple sites? or better wear a pants?
Great video Mark! So a lot of guides I read always recommend Ayutthaya as a good day trip from Bangkok. Do you think then it's not worth spending a few days here?
Great photography as usual Mark. Planning a trip in Nov 2014 - but having a year to plan is just right.
Thank you very much!
Looking forward to taking my mum here next month. Def going to try that river shrimp restaurant.
Great video! We definitely enjoyed Ayutthaya, too!
Great video Mark, brought back memories of my trip there in April. Thank you for telling me the name of that sweet desert. They are everywhere and very good. My fiancé gave to me and said eat and I don't argue. Like you I try just about everything once. I hope you keep making more videos of Thailand. Keep up the good work and thanks.
Really Amazing Historical Park of Thailand - Thanks so much Mark Wiens
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Thanks!
I ilke u promote my country so much.we miss our city in the past .
Ayuthaya is a great little City for a Day trip or a few days even. Dont forget to go and visit the River Boat Restaurant - they serve some excellent dishes there in the evenings.
Aw, I missed it... I have to eat it next time!
OMG I love getting fresh coconut from thai! I miss Thailand ):
As always, excellent video Mark. It's a beautiful place, I quite enjoyed it there. Oh yes, and the roti sai mai is a must have! I can't remember if I've asked you, but have you visited Sukhothai? If not, I know you would love it there as well. Cheers.
Thank u for making me feel like India jones!!! I adore this video. Awsome footage of ruins & lucky u get to see such grand Buddhas. I could watch hrs of Buddha temple ruins! The treat at the end.. Lol food always I'm the video! Thumbs up! & mark in the "long videos" maybe make "marks lost footage" cause each time I see your videos (ESP India) I wonder what footage I'm i missing? Your die hard fans(like me) would prob like to see it... Ever thank about making a music video to the lost footage?
nice work!
I will visit on my next trip to Bangkok since it is only one hour away! Hmm, I wonder if I can find that snack, Roti Sai Mai, in Bangkok? Very nice video.
Mark, great video as always. Any chance you can make your videos longer? Perhaps to 10-15mins?
hey man! nice video. 3 friends and I are going to be in bangkok for a month on a university placement in december. do you recommend any other weekend trips outside of bangkok besides ayutthaya?
Dude, you actually have pretty good Thai pronunciation.
Beautiful Place nice video👍😍💖💯
For anyone who is going to Thailand, I recommend trying that fresh young coconut juice. It is very delicious and tastes nothing like the canned stuff you got in the supermarket.
Nice job
Are you from Ayutthaya?
Grilled Prawn(กุ้งแม่น้ำเผา) in Ayutthaya is awesome! :D
Oh what were those people doing with the pennies at the reclining Buddha? Looks very interesting! Safe travels! ^_^
I'm not sure exactly what it was for, but they were trying to make them stick!
Me Too ...
My Heart & Soul
My Breath ... EVetytime
My Ayutthaya Blood .
Is there any muay thai gyms i heard it was here in Ayutthaya muay thai originated from
Nice vids.mark
The US originally, but now based in Thailand
Mark. I am jealous! hahahaha. keep having fun
You said it takes about an hour to get there. Did you take a bus or how did you get there exactly?
Definitely taking a day trip there when I go in August, looks amazing!
The cheapest and most scenic way is to take the train from Hualamphong station in Bangkok. It costs 15 Baht, about 50 cents. I was just there last week, I miss it already..
train in the cheapest, but u can also go by mini van (Microbus), costs 60 baht/person from victoria monument, and they will take u to the tuktuk stand. from there u can rent tuktuk for 3-4 hours, or u can rent bicycle (40 baht for a day/person).
top 4-5 wats (temples): Wat phra si sanphet, wat rachaburana, wat maha that etc and autthaya historical park each cost 50 baht/person.
these are the ruins where VanDames Kickboxer was filmed. so cool
Do the youtube and google pay you for your video's?
Hi Mark, is it possible nowadays to travel to Ayuthaya at mid day and still cover most of the important must see temples for whole afternoon? Thanks.
no u cant
Wow.... that is very prompt answer. 😂😂😂 thanks anyway!
lol
less known temple ruins and sweet rotis -- cool
MARK FYI .... Your Indian deserts are not coming up under " videos" as all the new ones normally do. I found it under "activity" but not under "videos"
1:54 look, it's the lying buddha statue from sagats stage in Street Fighter. :P
😂🤣💙
Where are you from mark??
AYUTTHAYA
I belive ayuthya was the first capital ive been wrong before
Mark I wrote u email (migrationology) when u have time read it. Namaste
I come from th
From memory I believe if you make a wish and place the coin on the Buddha's foot and it sticks - your wish comes true!
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i was at Ayutthaya in June, the heat was brutal for a white guy.
Ayutthaya name comes from Ayodhya in India, the capital of Lord Ram
Crepe is a french word.. not sure what accent you where going for there Mark...
It's related to Ramayan a Hindu scripture, in that everthing written on that.
Hi Mark Wien, I found your direction to Ayutthaya is insanely unhelpful. We looked around for ages for a stall to buy tickets to Ayutthaya. Finally, We found one lady was extremely rough and all she wants is money from us and not things else was explained by her. When we are in Ayutthaya, you did not including the Tuk tuk or another way to go around these temples. It will be nice to be included in your guide or video clips. It is fine when you have plenty of money to blow, but with ones that have budgets and travel with kids. This is a big surprise. In saying that, we met extremely friendly and helpful Thai people every where we go. There are so many Thai people asked where we were going and helping us out. So that has been making my day less horrible.
+Thu Miles Piss off. He isn't a babysitter he just made a video on things to do there. Figure it out on your own.
+Kevin MIchael it is not about baby sister. It is about more professional ,into detail and accurate direction. Grown up man, only children will swear on the internet, unless you r one of those.
+Kevin MIchael it is not about baby sister. It is about more professional ,into detail and accurate direction. Grown up man, only children will swear on the internet, unless you r one of those.
+Thu Miles Piss is considered a swear word? I just don't like your cheeky comments. As far as being professional goes, Mark has over 300k subscribers and millions of views. His RUclips is like a video dictionary for anything you wanna know about Thailand.
+Kevin MIchael hi Kevin, I was one of his frequently watchers. I thought his video was great till that day walked around Victoria Monument bus station to look for a van to go to Atutthaya. I had one young son I found it was in fair for lacking of direction. I was not cheeky, I was honest and straight forward. Hey, good luck with following this video clips direction to get to Ayutthaya by van and the 38 degree of Bangkok. We ended up catching a train for 20 bath and avoid the traffic.
Ayutthaya can not compare with angkor wat temple cambodian people really have a great idea
hahaha Do not you know Ayutthaya controlled cambodia for over a hundred years.
srey ayuthia (ស្រីអយុធ្យា) used to be of one province of Cambodia from hundred of years .since 13th century the siem (thai) fightback to the khmer Empier (Cambodia nowadays) Resident .Than make the city that they called seim (សៀម) nowadays and change to Thailand since 1930s.
srey ayuthia (ស្រីអយុធ្យា) used to be of one province of Cambodia from hundred of years .since 13th century the siem (thai) fightback to the khmer Empier (Cambodia nowadays) Resident .Than make the city that they called seim (សៀម) nowadays and change to Thailand since 1930s.
Alway khmer fake history
Stupid
what do u said??
are you dreaming
fu.. cking claim at all for made your country look Better?????
in fact you just lost culture, lose war, lose economy
you just claim at all
don't forget.. your history
🇹🇭Ayutthaya kingdom Peak of Expansion in 1605 AD
Before change to Rattanakosin kingdom in 1782 AD
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Cambodia 🇰🇭still Under Siamese!! over 432 years 🇰🇭
What up! Story fake from Cambodia, stupid
Thank u for making me feel like India jones!!! I adore this video. Awsome footage of ruins & lucky u get to see such grand Buddhas. I could watch hrs of Buddha temple ruins! The treat at the end.. Lol food always I'm the video! Thumbs up! & mark in the "long videos" maybe make "marks lost footage" cause each time I see your videos (ESP India) I wonder what footage I'm i missing? Your die hard fans(like me) would prob like to see it... Ever thank about making a music video to the lost footage?
MARK FYI .... Your Indian deserts are not coming up under " videos" as all the new ones normally do. I found it under "activity" but not under "videos"