A Public holiday in Thailand and decided to ride to Ayutthaya. This would be one of my first times to ride north out of Bangkok. I set the GPS coordinates to Latitude : 14° 21' N Longitude : 100° 35' E as Wikipedia suggested these were the Ayutthaya Historical Park coordinates in the center of Ayutthaya. The temperature was 28°C and relative humidity at 92%.
The Garmin GPS calculated a "scenic" route rather than follow the main highway. It suggested about 90 kilometers and a 2 hour trip. The route was through the center of Bangkok by way of Victory Monument and north along Phahonyolthin to the Don Muang expressway. Then turned north-west to join country road 3469 into Phra Nakon Si Ayutthaya. This part of the journey was quite lovely as the road was quiet and followed the river into Ayutthaya.
When in Ayutthaya I made my way firstly to the railway station and secondly to the historical park.
The following is from Wikipedia:
The Ayutthaya historical park covers the ruins of the old city of Ayutthaya, Thailand, which was founded by KingRamathibodi I in 1350 and was the capital of the country until its destruction by the Burmese army in 1767.
In 1969 the Fine Arts Department began with renovations of the ruins, which became more serious after it was declared a historical park in 1976. The park was declared a UNESCO World heritage site in 1991. According to "Tourism Asia,"[1]thirty-three monarchs including King Rama IV governed from Ayutthaya.
Quite a lovely day. I stopped at a motorcycle accessory shop on the return to Bangkok and bought a new jacket (now my 6th motorcycle jacket). This one for the Philippines. Mileage on return 7,950 kilometers.
No comments:
Post a Comment