When I saw that Ayutthaya was in my 100 Journeys for the Spirit book, I knew we had to incorporate it into our Thailand trip if possible. The Siamese kingdom of Ayutthaya used to be the capital of Thailand and reigned from 1350-1767. It was peaceful and open to foreign trade. In the mid-eighteenth century, the Burmese invaded and burned it to the ground. The ruins that remain offer just a glimpse of its former power. Ayutthaya is about 80 km…
