Tracks to Ayutthaya

Took the night train to Ayutthaya with hopes that the sleeper train would be as romantical as I imagined it. Not quite, but a pretty enjoyable experience regardless. Arrived in Ayutthaya, the former capital, at 6am with no plan or sense of direction. I joined up with a couple of Chinese girls and we navigated the crowded, filthy, extra-fume-filled streets to the beautiful historic park-- full of ruins and groups of old people doing Tai Chi.