In the past, when the ancient kingdom had links with King Louis XIV of France, the French ambassadors reported that Ayutthaya was as big as Paris. Occupying such a vast area, naturally when travelling on land in a tuk tuk, we were not aware that the city is surrounded by three major rivers and intersected by a network of canals. The tuk tuk driver, enterprising as ever, suggested a boating trip and my friends and I did just that on a longtail boat, visiting Wat Phutthaisawan, Wat Chaiwatthanaram and Wat Phanan Choeng...
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