Mandy was so excited to come and visit us in Thailand. When we first asked them if they wanted to come for Winter Break, Mandy said yes if she could see an elephant. Not only did she get to see one but she has a sweet ride..
And we saw a little bit of History
I love visiting Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya . The city was founded in 1350 by King U Thong, who went there to escape a smallpox outbreak in Lop Buri and proclaimed it the capital of his kingdom, often referred to as the Ayutthaya kingdom or Siam. It is estimated that Ayutthaya by the year 1600 CE had a population of about 300,000, with the population perhaps reaching 1,000,000 around 1700 CE, making it one of the world's largest cities at that time. In 1767 the city was destroyed by the Burmese army, resulting in the collapse of the kingdom. The ruins of the old city now form the Ayutthaya historical park.
Lest you thought that Mandy had all the fun with the elephants...a few weeks later I visited Ayutthaya again...
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