Ayutthaya

Ayutthaya is one of ancient ruins located an hour away from Bangkok, Thailand. I'm not quite familiar with the history of Thailand but I read in Wikipedia that Ayutthaya was once a kingdom. When the Burmese invaded the Ayutthaya, they destroyed almost all of the kingdom thus this sad place.


There were also a lot of Buddha(s) beheaded as I feel it was a sort of disrepectful act they can do to the kingdom as Buddhism was already an official religion.

There was one Buddha head among the roots of a very old and large tree. Tourist like me even have to almost kneel to take a picture as a sign of respect.


This is quite an amazing experience though it was very hot that day. In my mind, I already imagine how this place looked like hundreds of years before. Sad that it was destroyed...present day people like us couldn't enjoy the splendor and artistry of ancient people.