{"id":2698,"date":"2024-12-29T10:11:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T10:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/?p=2698"},"modified":"2024-12-29T10:11:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T10:11:15","slug":"ayutthaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/29\/ayutthaya\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayutthaya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ayutthaya, the ancient capital of Thailand, is a must-visit for a glimpse into the country\u2019s rich history and cultural heritage. Once a thriving trade hub and one of the world\u2019s largest cities and the capital of Siam (modern day Thailand), Ayutthaya is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its stunning temple ruins, intricate statues, and centuries-old architectural marvels. Surrounded by rivers, the city offers a serene atmosphere ideal for exploring by foot, bike, or boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fg001-00_00.000-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2699\" srcset=\"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fg001-00_00.000-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fg001-00_00.000-1-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fg001-00_00.000-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fg001-00_00.000-1-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fg001-00_00.000-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6144-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2709\" srcset=\"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6144-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6144-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6144-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6144-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6144.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6147-764x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2706\" srcset=\"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6147-764x1024.jpg 764w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6147-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6147-768x1029.jpg 768w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6147-1146x1536.jpg 1146w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6147.jpg 1492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6194-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2708\" srcset=\"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6194-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6194-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6194-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6194-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6194.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Who is Joy? If you frequent our Blog you will know that every time we come to Thailand we use Mr. Chob\u2019s \u201cThai Travel Guide\u201d tour company for our private tours. For the last almost 6 years we have enjoyed Joy (a name well suited to her) to be our primary guide. She is so knowledgeable and always happy. We cannot imagine a tour in the Bangkok region without Joy present. Joy knows Mathieu as well, and they started the day with a quick FaceTime.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/86c3965d-3eae-4cba-b8ca-564f7aef9124-1-972x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2702\" srcset=\"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/86c3965d-3eae-4cba-b8ca-564f7aef9124-1-972x1024.jpg 972w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/86c3965d-3eae-4cba-b8ca-564f7aef9124-1-285x300.jpg 285w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/86c3965d-3eae-4cba-b8ca-564f7aef9124-1-768x809.jpg 768w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/86c3965d-3eae-4cba-b8ca-564f7aef9124-1.jpg 1292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">So colorful<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6238-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6238-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6238-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6238-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6238-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6238.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"742\" src=\"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6234-1024x742.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2701\" srcset=\"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6234-1024x742.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6234-300x218.jpg 300w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6234-768x557.jpg 768w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6234-1536x1114.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6234.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6254-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2704\" srcset=\"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6254-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6254-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6254-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6254-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6254.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6274-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2703\" srcset=\"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6274-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6274-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6274-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6274-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img_6274.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lunch time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/aaaafe2e-a7e7-4b10-aa83-1c98bbe5cf4e-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2705\" srcset=\"http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/aaaafe2e-a7e7-4b10-aa83-1c98bbe5cf4e-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/aaaafe2e-a7e7-4b10-aa83-1c98bbe5cf4e-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/aaaafe2e-a7e7-4b10-aa83-1c98bbe5cf4e-1-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/aaaafe2e-a7e7-4b10-aa83-1c98bbe5cf4e-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/personal.rmprojects.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/aaaafe2e-a7e7-4b10-aa83-1c98bbe5cf4e-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Boat ride in the rivers and canals surrounding Ayutthaya<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you Mr. Chob, Joy and <em>Thai Tour Guide<\/em> for yet another incredible day.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ayutthaya, the ancient capital of Thailand, is a must-visit for a glimpse into the country\u2019s rich history and cultural heritage. 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