Okay, with advice from Thai friends, the verdict is that I will be going to Ayutthaya (pronounced Eye You TAY Uh) this weekend by train! I found a really cool guest house online, called Amporn Floating House — check it out! – It is inexpensive and looks very relaxing.
Ayutthaya was the capital of the Thai Kingdom during the fourteenth through eighteenth centuries.
I plan to rent a bike and explore the historic temple ruins by day and eat spicy fish by night. Hah!
Stay tuned…
Also, here are my new Thai words/phrases of the day:
Dern: means “to walk” (pronounced like it looks)
Pas Aht Thai Nit Noi: means “speak only a little Thai” (pronounced Pah-SAHT TYE NITT Noy) This does not seem to be a particularly useful phrase because doesn’t it quickly become evident that I can only speak a little Thai?
