Ayutthaya Temples and River cruise trip

Today I went on a tour to Ayutthaya, which used to be the capital of Thailand. As you expect I pick up things the tour guide tells us, here are some from this trip.

Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit”, is the full name of the city of Bangkok in the Thai language. It holds the worls record for the longest namd, glad we just call it Bangkok.

Around Thailand, I noticed the different oliured flags, especially when it came to the royal family. Yellow flag is for the King, as he was born on a Monday, and the Purple flag is for Queen as she was born on Saturday.

The Auspicious Colours for Each Day of the Week:
• Sunday-Red.
• Monday-Yellow.
• Tuesday-Pink.
• Wednesday-Green.
• Thursday-Orange.
• Friday-Blue.
• Saturday-Purple.

Our guide told us that the budda motto is to give without expectation, and you will never be disappointed. If you give with expectation, you are setting yourself up to be unhappy

He also explained the hand signals the statues might have:

– OK sign is blessing
– Left hand(full palm) clam the ocean
-Right hand (full palm) stop the fighting
-Both hands – surrender

Wat Maha That

Our first stop was at Wat Maha That, which is home to the infamous Budda face in a tree, said to be 900 years old. One of the stories says they moved the broken head to the side, and as time passed, the tree grew around it. We had to bend down for our photos with the budda head. It is very disrespectful to be higher than the budda head!

Wat Phra Sri Sanphet

Our second stop was at Wat Phra Sri Sanphet. This used to have a royal palace, but when the next kind built a new one, he used the bricks from the original. Instead, now this is a holy place that holds the ashes of King Borommatrailokkanat and his sons buried in the Stupas. There is also a temple here that hold a large golden budda.