Ghost City Adventure

Yesterday (May 10, 2008), we went to ghost city of Bangkok called Muang Thong Thani. It was built on barren fields on the edge of Bangkok during Thailand’s boom as a product of free capital flows and financial liberalization.

It is a dazzling complex of two dozen huge gray-white buildings soaring nearly 30 stories high, and surrounded by streets lined with shops, town houses, and detached homes. Walk closer and it feels eerie, for it is a ghost city.

Here are the pictures:

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Ayutthaya City

We had another activity. This time we went to Ayutthaya City yesterday May 3, 2008.

Here are the pictures:

At Wat Chaiwatthanaram

At Wat Phra Si Sanphet
Wat Phra Si Sanphet located in the grand palace compound, it was used as a residential palace since the reign of King Ramathibodi I (Phra Chao U – Thong). In 1448, during the reign of King Borom Trai Lokanath, it was dedicated as the royal chapel. The prominence of this monastery is the three pagodas in which the ashes of three Kings – King Borom Trai Lokanath, King Borom Rachathirat III and King Ramathibodi II, were enshrined.

At Phra Mongkonbophit

At Wat Yai Chai-mongkol
or Big Pagoda Temple, Wat Yai Chai-mongkol – In 1357 after Chao Keow and Chao Thai were cremated, King U – Thong converted Pagoda and Wihara into a monastery named “Wat Pa Keow” for the order of monks who practiced meditation. Then it was called ” Wat Chao Phraya Thai ” according to the name of Somdej Phrawanarat

Entrance

The Great Chedi Chaya Mongkol

At Wat Mahatthat
Wat Mahathat was restored once again during the reign of King Borommakot (1732-1758 A.D.) when four porticos of the main prang were added. In 1767 A.D. when Ayutthaya was sacked the wat was burnt and has since then been in ruins.Wat Mahathat was a royal monastery and has been the seat of the Sangaraja, the head of the Buddhist monks of the Kamavasi sect, since the time of the Mahathera Thammakanlayan, who was a ontemporary of King Borommarachathirat 1, who built the wat.

Lord Buddha’s Head

At Wat Lokayasutharam
Wat Lokayasutharam has a mysterious past, whereby its origins are unknown The temple enshrines a Largest Reclining Buddha Image which was built during The Early Period of the Ayutthaya Region. The other two ancient temple, as well as the ruined site also surround the compound area.