Bangkok Day Trip: Ayutthaya's Wat Yai Chaimongkhon
On the day you go to visit Bang Pa-In the summer palace, you can also opt to go to the ancient capital of Ayutthaya were there are beautiful ancient temples at almost every turn. I had been to the ancient capital in my younger days when my Thai Professor took me on a trip to learn about our culture. I'm grateful for all she has taught me and the time she has spent. Last time I went to Bang Pa-In I wanted to visit the temples in Ayutthaya too but since I spent too much time in Bang Pa-In absorbing its beauty I made it to only one temple, but what a magnificent and beautiful temple it is: Wat Yai Chaimongkhon This temple predates Ayutthaya and was initially a monastry constructed by King U-Thong in the buddhist era of 1900 (B.E.) for monks who had been ordained in Ceylon. This temple witnessed the fight between the then Kingdom of Siam and Burma over power and territory. It was a matter or who would be King and who would reign over t...