"matt hardy" wrote in message
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> I fancy a day trip to Ayutthaya and prefer the DIY style of travelling
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> package deals, so...
> I reckon it's the train from Hualamphong.
> My questions, how do you get the right train, what time should I go, how
> long does it take, what to do when I get off train ie tuk tuk or just tell
> us anything you want to tell us. Thanks.
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> Matt
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Trains go to Ayutthaya fron BKK every hour, no need to book It takes
around 1&1/2 hours.
The departures board at Hualamphong has the destinations written in English
and there is also an enquiries counter there. When you get to the railway
station in Ayutthaya there are always motorbike tuk tuk's waiting there,
you can hire one of them to take you around the city. Negotiate a *firm*
price *before* you get in the tuk tuk. Ayutthaya is very flat and the
streets are wide, so a lot of people hire bicycles and pedal all over the
city. You can also hire a boat for a trip on the river around the perimeter
of the city. The food centre in the Lotus Supermarket complex on the edge
of town is a good cheap place to eat, go to the one with the little indoor
"floating market" where the ladies sit in the boats selling food.
Sandy
Huay Khwaang
Bangkok
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