We Finally Got A Break In Ayutthaya (Thailand's Ancient Kingdom)
this video is brought to you by squarespace today we are in the heart of Ayutthaya a historic city near Bangkok that we've always wanted to visit join us as we explore the beautiful temples and ruins in the Historic Park and stay at a 100-year-old traditional Thai house on a tiny Island on the Chao Phraya River good morning from Ayutthaya we just rented our bicycles here from Chanida Home and we're going to take them to explore the a Ayutthaya Historic Park which is literally just 10 minutes down this road so this is a really convenient location if you're looking for a more budget friendly accommodation in the area or if you want to just rent bicycles ready [Music] yeah this is the owner of the place bye-bye it's a beautiful day to explore you have to uh shoulder check bye-bye everyone here is so friendly is that the noodle lady who thinks you're very handsome yeah we ate there the other day and they thought I was very handsome Korean boy they were surprised to find out that I'm Thai I like that the street is really wide so there's room for us and the traffic is not as bad it's not that busy yeah and I think they're used to people cycling around so they kind of give way to you if you stay on the left side look at all the cars here and everyone's lining up at that shop I think we should try it what is it it's boat noodles oh Michelin Guide selection 2022 and it says 20 Baht like 20 Baht bowls yeah 20 Baht per bowl that's like 75 cents let's do that we eat first then yeah gives us energy to cycle around the Historic Park 59 we're only 59 they're already calling 51 oh okay I think it's going to move really fast should we go take a look over there sure oh it's already 52 yeah I think we should wait so this place is called "Kway Teow Pa Lek" and it's a big operation and it's all local Thais coming as well yeah it's only 20 Baht a bowl but the bowl is so small so I think we going to need at least five each maybe not five because we need some room for dessert as well wow this looks so delicious yeah oh my God I'm just I also need an iced coffee it's so hot this is like a traditional Thai dessert too maybe shaved ice and you can select the toppings and you can choose either longan juice on top or coconut milk we have a problem what I already counted my coins I counted 40 Baht because you need to buy the pork rinds here before you go to the table but there's no more pork rinds people were taking like four or five bags of pork rind to their table maybe they will make a new batch but they have crispy wontons but the pork rinds looks so good there's a reason why that family took ten wow they actually not that small they're quite big And for those who don't know what boat noodles is it is actually a very popular Thai noodle where the broth is thickened with pork or beef blood so it just adds a lot of umami taste yeah like a meatier taste to the broth and because it's slightly thicker it like sticks with your noodles better and it's just very tasty usually it is a bit spicy though yeah so don't let the blood scare you off because it's cooked it's cooked it's like they put a little bit into the ladle and then they put like hot soup on top of it so it cooks really really quickly and coagulates it's really tasty don't be scared I was scared but now that I had it I'll always eat it again you know what we'll give it extra crunch where did you put my coins right here I see it I got to go now got it I've been eyeing that station for like since we got here they finally got a fresh batch and it goes so quickly so I ran there and I just touched it while I waited for her to take my money how much were they 20 baht each they're still warm this one has the skin and a little bit of the fat left on it so it's extra delicious you want some yeah just throw them in there 165 Baht for six bowls of noodles and three coffees let's park our bikes in the shade here so convenient with the bicycles yeah there we go so we are now in Wat Maha That one of the most popular temples here in Ayutthaya and it's popular because there is this what happened the bird flew right over my head and I blacked out for a second sorry sorry go ahead I was going to say it's popular because of there is this spot where they have the head of the Buddha that the tree grew on top of it like it wraps around the head and I think a lot of the ruins we find in this area you said are part of the Ayutthaya period so in the 13th 14th century a long time ago looks like we're okay babe we're not wearing those and it doesn't say do not wear Crocs hey that's not bad at all yeah 50 Baht and 10 Baht mhm I think you have to pay for some of the other ones like there's I think more like five or six temples more in this area you can get some sort of like pass where you can visit more temples but I think we'll just do it one by one because outside of the temples is actually a cycling path so we can just cycle past a lot of them to see what it looks like [Music] just on the back of the tickets it already says that like Ayutthaya is a flourishing Thai ancient city of Thailand during 1350 to 1767 and then in 1991 it was designated as like a UNESCO world heritage site as well do you know the full name of Ayutthaya no but I did see that it was really long it's Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya yeah so is just does it mean something else I think Phra Nakhon it just mean um big city the big city of the Grand City of Ayutthaya this is pretty grand just by itself and a lot of it already was damaged um during the fall of a Ayutthaya in 1767 it says that a lot of parts of this Wat Maha That area was set on fire during the Burmese attack so all of this is like remnants of that but it's very very beautiful and it's a huge area it's more Grand than the one that we saw in Lopburi there was also a Wat Maha That in Lopburi real quick once again thank you to Squarespace for continuing to support our channel and for creating an awesome platform for building websites as social media is 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body and the highest part that's why when I hit you on the head your Mom doesn't like that that's a no no for Thai people yeah or pointing your feet at someone because your feet is the lowest part of your body yeah they're very strict here and it makes sense you have to be respectful this is a sacred place so yeah that security guard is doing a really good job he's blowing the whistle and stuff telling people to sit down in French in Korean in Chinese in Thai so far I've heard in English in English that is very beautiful how did it even get there it's completely wrapped inside it must have been there for hundreds of years if we were to live here I would just come here and picnic yeah picnic bike ride bring our camping chairs oh you see that one over there yeah all of these are little temples they have little signs on them [Music] so we just arrived at the pier where we're waiting to get picked up by our hotel so this place is about 15 minutes away from the Historic Park so not far at all and the hotel we're staying at tonight is called Ruen Tubtim and the only way to get there is by boat because it is on a tiny Island pretty close to here but there's like yeah there's no bridge or anything I think that connects it it should only take 5 minutes to get there by boat yeah so yeah we'll we just called the hotel so they're sending someone to pick us up now going to miss you Rocket bye Rocket we'll see you tomorrow just one night okay you be a good boy be a good boy think about what you did you keep saying that stop threatening Rocket just just be good we'll be back where where's our boat wow look at this fancy service VIP treatment you see the red fence yeah it's just right there oh so it's less than 5 minutes so you really cannot get there by any other means of transportation like you cannot drive there right [Music] yeah it's an island there's no access must have been hard to build yeah a place there but it's so easy to transport the material so it's so close to the mainland We're here that's the quickest boat ride I ever took the property is so beautiful we keep going straight so this is just a um ancient house like it's over 100 years old I've never stayed in a traditional Thai house before really not like this separate toilet oh okay so you have to come and use the toilet out here that's interesting I didn't know that I didn't read that in the description yeah I didn't know that also this house is called "Butsarakam 5" does that mean something no but it sounds beautiful okay let's go see our room take off your shoes of course it's really nice I like your first impression okay let me put this down okay you ready [Music] wow wow even the smell it smells like old Thailand it smells really nice smells like lemongrass yeah like a massage place we have silk robes to wear so they were out of double rooms so we booked the last room available here which is a triple room so of course you can take this bed and I'll take the double bed and then you have a little sitting space just over here to um read a book or to uh catch Pokemon to catch Pokémons oh it says please be quiet since this is a traditional Thai house that's made of wood so it's not very soundproof we ask you to walk softly and talk with moderate volume just like like the old Thai way of belief so that your actions won't scare away the good spirits of the house oh interesting I'm going to start talking like this and this every little decoration is so beautiful all the artwork you see in the rooms wow oh it's a beautiful washroom this is really nice I guess because it's like an older property the plumbing is is like separate from the room and you're on an island and we're on an island but this is yeah this is really nice and there's only another room next to us so we basically have the washroom whenever we need it so we just sat down with the owner and had the privilege to learn more about Ayutthaya um about this river area over here and her house specifically so this house has been here for over a hundred years it's passed on for at least three generations and her grandparents you said they used to not even live on the land on the land back in the old days you are not allowed to build anything on the land on this island so most people live on the river on a raft and then later on they are allowed to move on land so they move the whole raft and build this house and the raft is actually behind us this whole section over here they moved it to the second floor because it's basically a whole livable area there's like a bedroom there is a a living room a kitchen behind yeah it's pretty amazing that that used to be on the river so what are we having for dinner we are having three items tonight we're going to start with this pomelo salad with giant prawns and looks like there's shallots in there um I don't even know it looks it looks really yummy looks spicy it has some chilies in there and then this one what was the name again this one is "Gaeng Run Juan" which is a different type of soup she said it's like a braised not braised but a pork rib soup with um shrimp paste I've never seen this before never heard of it also I think there's basil in here as well and the last one here is not usually on the menu but she recommends it it's one of her signatures it's a braised beef cheek curry in Thai we call it "Gaeng Rawaeng" this one I also never heard of you think this is Central Food like Central Ayutthaya food very old traditional recipes most people will not know what these two dishes are yeah we were really lucky that we were able to ask her what she's good at cooking and she well she can cook everything really well on the menu and she said people like to come and just eat the food even if they don't stay overnight but she doesn't open all the time cuz it's really tiring cooking for a lot of people but she was happy to cook for us and cook all her special dishes how's the bed really nice how was the shower lovely and this silky robe is so smooth and comfortable feel like royalty wearing all gold it was a nice day in Ayutthaya we got to see the beautiful temples and ruins that we wanted to and had delicious noodles and coming here was kind of a nice peaceful way of ending it yeah cuz this is so far away from you know all the people that we saw today and like that part of the Historic Park is of course a bit more crowded and more busy but staying at this place in this 100-year-old house and being fed homemade meals that we don't think we can get it anywhere else it feels a little like we are transported to another place yeah that there's no one really around it's quite a unique feeling to be staying on this island we hope you enjoyed spending the day with us here in Ayutthaya and as always thank you so much for watching have a WonderFlo day and we will see you in the next one bye bye-bye good night
2024-01-22 16:12
