First Stop Ayutthaya, old capital of Thailand

Hello good people of Blog Land. This is officially my first post on our fantastic Blog. So fantastic is our Blog that I hope more heads bother to sign up! But for those of you who were feeling loyal/bored/spend to much time on the internet, heres the first post. When we landed in Bangkok, Kev was waiting for us as planned. All tanned and long haired and looking like a hippy. We went and spent about a week in Ayutthaya, where Chris and Ann live and got a deadly introduction to the country, cause the guys live there, so after hanging out with them for a week we felt almost like we did to. Apart from drinking way too much Chang and Sang Som Rum, we mostly spent the days sweating out (C)hang overs while just getting our bearings and visiting temples. Some of which were old ruins, others were spectacular and still in use. Photos..... check it out.....

Wat Ratchaburana in central Ayutthaya

Buddha Head entwined in tree roots Wat Mahathat
Ruins of Wat Mahathat, central Ayutthaya
View from entrance to Wat Yai Chai Mongkon
Approaching the main temple at Wat Yai Chai Mongkon
Rows of terracotta Buddha in gardens of Wat Yai Chai Mongkon
Entrance to huge golden Buddha (built in 1324) in Wat Phanan Choeng
The thing was massive.......

Nearer the end of our time in Ayutthaya, Ann and Chris took us to see the biggest Buddha in the World supposedly. On our approach to it, I think Chris summed up the whole cars feeling when he said softly from the back seat...... "Oh......My....... Buddha!"

We've now set off in Betsy with Kev, on our way to the island of Ko Chang to chill out like never before. Laters.....

The plan...

So, this is the internet then? It's very special. Tammy, meet blogging, Blogging, this is Tammy...you guys are going to get on just fine!

So people keep asking how the travel plans are coming along and that makes me a little bit nervous. Are we supposed to have things planned by now? I made a blog, isn't that enough?!

The plan is that Tammy and Richie are packing their bags, then probably unpacking them again, then repacking....then squishing while zipping followed by more unpacking. Then panicking because there is no more room for accessories that would go great with a tan...and that's just Richie! Then we will be heading to Dublin airport on August 11th. Our first stop is Bangkok, Thailand where we hope to meet up with some friends with a van (maybe they will also have a plan...and a pan, just for rhyming purposes) and driving around Thailand for a bit. From there we hope to take in much of South East Asia and a bit of China too.

In order to avoid disappointment when they fall asunder, we haven't set out any real concrete plans, so for now we are looking forward to an adventure unfurling under our feet like waves on a warm beach. We are prepared for big bugs, cold buses, busy cities, dingy hostels and well...Germans too. But we are also extremely excited about bright smiles, new smells, strange food and lots of new people and places.

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