Learning Thai

After a nice calm day, mostly around the house on Wednesday, we headed out for another big day yesterday. We took the train to Ayutthaya, the old capital of Thailand to see the famous ruins of wats, mainly from 1300-1600 AD. Here are a few pictures of a very fun day together....

At beautiful Wat Mahatat, the first one we visited.
Anita- I thought of you often and our fun day in Ayutthaya- we didn't tackle the bikes this time, however. Stuck with tuk tuks.

Claire and Gramps, the hat twins. The girls were champs during this long day with help from lots of drink and ice cream stops and the occasional piggy back ride.

Had to get in at least a short elephant ride while the grandparents were here! Grandma and Eliza were on another elephant and they all enjoyed the 10 minute ride down the road.

After the elephant ride, we went to another ruins, Wat Phra Si Samphet.

Lunch at a floating restaurant. The food was delicious and it was fun getting rocked by the boats that went by. Claire made a friend who kept buying bread (at least 4 loaves!) to share with her to feed the fish.

Our last stop...Wat Yai Chai-mongkol. We enjoyed the beautiful lawns and gardens in this park-like wat and the many beautiful statues.

Ended the day with a very hot and crowded train ride home. Both girls crashed after the early morning, busy day and no nap.

It's hard to believe we only have a few days left but we are enjoying Tom's parents and our vacation so much! More pictures soon.

-Candice