The first time you experience a Tropical storm is a moment to remember. A curtain on rain falls upon you, the rain hits your skin, and your clothes are soaked immediately.
Too bad if you have decided to do a day trip on the same day.
We packed a bag and set on an adventure to Ayutthaya, the second capital of Siam and a place with a a great cultural and religious importance.
We too the train there which was an experience by itself. We passed traditional Thai houses, rice fields and dirty roads while the wind was blowing in our faces and the dust stuck to our skin.
We did our research, which said to rent a bike from the second bike shop in front of the train station. But then we saw the motorcycles and we thought why not. We payed a small fee to a nice lady, got on the bike and set of. What followed was Filip's most embracing moment to date. He started the engine, but then he fell down. All the women were laughing in unison. The whole street with the shop owners and their customers were laughing. I think even the dog laughed. Filip forgot to mention to the lady he can't drive a motorcycle. Then we had to settle for a bicycle.
We got on a boat full with school children to cross the river and get on the island where all the temples are.
What we came across was a peaceful place where time seemed to have stoped and all is left are the bricks soaked with memories of an older time.
Every now and then you would hear a security guard shouting at the tourists to kneel down and show respect to Buddha's head.
There is a belief that Buddha's head should always be higher that an ordinary person's head. But this statue in particular gets a lot of affection from tourists, because of the extraordinary way the tree has wrapped it around its roots.
Every day at 8 am and 6pm the Thai National Anthem is played in public spaces all over Thailand. You are supposed to stop whatever you are doing and stand up. We just copied the locals, but this guy sitting next to us didn't and he was scolded by an old Thai man. Then we introduced ourselves to that boy, who was a Malay solo traveler and we made a friend. In the train we cover all topics from life and love to religion and politics.
Once in Bangkok we said our goodbyes and set off on a hunt for food. Which took us to the restaurant from our first day in Bangkok.
And the spiciest soup I have ever tried. You eat and you cry, you eat and you cry.
Thats all the chillies i managed to save from my soup and all the tissues I spent on my nose.
See more posts about Bangkok HERE!
Or watch our video from Thailand here.
