Thai Photo Blogs by Richard Barrow
The Ayutthaya Historical Park covers the ruins of the old city of Ayutthaya, which was founded by King Ramathibodi I in 1350 and was the ancient capital of Thailand until its destruction by the Burmese army in 1767. The park was declared a UNESCO World heritage site in 1991. To celebrate the two decades of this achievement, there will be activities organized from 9th to 13th December 2011 at the Ayutthaya Tourism Centre (the former provincial hall). There will...
With the floodwaters having receded from the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ayutthaya, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) joined hands with the Ayutthaya Provincial Authority and related agencies to hold a major clean-up day under the theme of “We Care Ayutthaya” on 10 November 2011 at Wat Yai Chai Mongkol and Wat Phanan Choeng. According to Mr Somchai Chompunoi, Executive Director for the TAT Central Region, “Although a number of provinces in the Central Region of Thailand were...
The opening of the Elephant Park in Ayutthaya today is the first sign that things are starting to get back to normal after many weeks of deep floods. Although many of the communities living along the river and also on the farmlands are still deeply flooded, the city itself is mainly dry. When you drive around the city you will see that many people remain homeless and are living in makeshift tents along the highways. About 100 elephants were...
As the flood works its way down Thailand and into Bangkok, the towns and cities that it has passed have already started to clean up their neighbourhood. Ayutthaya is now the latest city to announce a Big Clean-Up after much of the floods have receded. Factories, of course, are the priority and it was good to read in the Bangkok Post this morning that 25 factories have recently re-opened in Ayutthaya giving employment back to 33,000 workers. Tourism is...
This is the winning logo in support of Thailand’s bid to stage World Expo 2020 in Ayutthaya. The logo was designed by Suphab Ruangsen and was selected from more than 1,000 entries. On the right is the Kinnaree mascot designed by Parin Suriyavuth. These rare pictures show the Siam Pavilion at the 1900 World Expo in Paris. Mr Akapol SORASUCHART, President of the Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) presented the readiness of Thailand to organise a World Expo...
Members of the public are invited on 15th July 2011 to the Candle Festival Procession along Khlong Latchadoh in Amphoe Phak Hai, Ayutthaya Province. There will be a competition for the best decorated boat in the Candle Procession as well as elsewhere. วันที่ 15 กรกฎาคม 2554 นี้ สอย.ขอเรียนเชิญทุกท่านร่วมงานประเพณีแห่เทียนพรรษาทางน้ำณ คลองลาดชะโด อ.ผักไห่ จังหวัดพระนครศรีอยุธยา ภายในงานท่านจะได้พบกับกิจกรรมการประกวดตกแต่งเรือแห่เทียนพรรษาทางน้ำ การประกวดตกแต่งบ้านริมคลองลาดชะโด และกิจกรรมอื่นๆอีกมากมาย Ayutthaya is only located about 90 kilometers from Bangkok and can be visited on a daytrip; however, if you appreciate history and religious and historical...
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