| Whatever the cause, this head had fallen from a statue and was gradually accepted into the root system of a tree, which was already enveloping the wall of a fallen building. |
| The plundered ruins just ask you to take out your camera. Whether by time or by enemies, destroyed buddhas like this one dotted the sites. |
| "Enchanting" would be the word to describe Ayuthaya. At 650 years old, the red brick structures are leaning, and the statues are crumbling. Just walking around the dilapidated buildings you can feel the grandeur that the city once held, before the Burmese invaded, destroying statues of their own faith. |
| Ayuthaya, the Ruins of the Plundered Ancient Capital of Thailand |
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| Along the train line north to Ayuthaya, the ancient capital of Thailand, hawkers, vagabonds and stray dogs are everywhere. The dogs are in fact a huge problem in Thailand.... they're everywhere! Not just in Bangkok, but everywhere we visited. Heres a hawker we saw along the line. |
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