Photo Diary: Wat Phra Sri Sanphet in Ayutthaya, Thailand

My family and I were back in Bangkok. My last destination was Ayutthaya and its Historical Park which is one of Thailand's main attraction for tourists.

We took the train to get there. On the way I enjoyed watching the beautiful scenery of Thailand. It was a nice experience. We arrived around afternoon time. I highly recommend to bring anything that protects you from the sun and cools you down. It can be blistering hot and humid. So bring a hat or an umbrella, sunglasses, sunscreen, and plenty of water.

The Historical Park of Ayutthaya had many temple ruins. We chose to visit Wat Phra Sri Sanphet. It was built by King Boromma Trailokkanat for royal ceremonies and rituals in 1448.


Three impressive chedis right near the entrance were built for the ashes of the royal family members.

Later in 1767 the whole temple was burned down and destroyed by Myanmar invaders.

They also destroyed lots of religious Buddha statues, broke off their precious heads and arms, and melted off all the gilded gold.


This is a model of what the royal temple originally looked like.

When I walked through all the ruins I realized how much they have destroyed.  I wonder what the other ruins look like. Each one of the temple is full of history.


This was my last my post about my trip to Thailand.  I will plan on coming back to explore more about this wonderful country. There is just so much to see and it feels so good to visit my relatives and spent time with them. See you soon :) 

P.S Happy Songkran Day!