Bang Pa-In Bicycle Track

AYUTTHAYA – BANG PA-IN BICYCLE TRACK AYUTTHAYA – BANG PA-IN BICYCLE TRACK AYUTTHAYA – BANG PA-IN BICYCLE TRACK (Trip to Bang Pa-In) (Trip to Bang Pa-In) (Trip to Bang Pa-In) AYUTTHAYA HISTORICAL RESEARCH females, and children in layered positions that can be almost surrealistic to view. These Wat Chumphon Nikayaram was built in 1632 by King Prasat Thong (r. 1629-1656) at Bang Wat Pho or the "Monastery of the Bodhi Tree" is an active monastery located on the east excavations were done starting in the 1980s. A curious cross-cultural view is a spirit house Pa-In, which was Prasat Thong’s birthplace. The monastery was presumably built on the site bank of the Chao Phraya River at Ban Pho in Bang Pa-In district. The temple features the with Christian figures inside. (*) of Prasat Thong’s real mother’s residence. classical monastic Buddhist structures as ordination hall with chedi, vihara and bell tower. The vihara is in the Late Ayutthaya style with a three-tiered roof and two porches.

 Get back on the main road and continue south for some distance. You will pass a  Continue on the road curling around Wat Chumphon Nikayaram and follow the east Muslim graveyard and its mosque before the road comes to the bridge over Khlong wall of the palace until arriving at the entry. You can leave your bike on the parking  Continue north along Road # 3477, the next reference point will be Wat Ban Len. Takhian. lot south of the entry. Do not forget to secure your bike. Wat Ban Len or the "Monastery of Mud Village" is an active monastery located on the east The Kudi Cho Fa Mosque is an old Muslim religious site situated along Khlong Takhian, a Bang Pa-in Palace dates to the 17th century when King Prasat Thong originally constructed a bank of the Chao Phraya River at Ban Pho in Bang Pa-In district. The temple features the canal named after the Malabar Ironwood. It was situated close to the mouth of Khlong palace on Bang Pa-In Island in the Chao Phraya River. It is not known how long the palace classical monastic Buddhist structures as ordination hall with chedi, vihara and bell tower. Takhian and the Marine Vessel Dockyard which housed 30 marine warships and 100 more was used before the Burmese invaded Ayutthaya in 1767 but nothing remained in 1807. King The vihara is in the Late Ayutthaya style with a three-tiered roof and two porches with each a smaller fighting vessels under the supervision of Phraya Racha Wangsan. Rama IV, better known as King Mongkut (1851 - 1868) had a residence, Wat Niwet double tiered roof. In front of the monk's living quarters, stands a Buddha image in the open. AYUTTHAYA - BANG PA-IN Thamprawat, constructed on the outer island which was built by his son and heir King Chulalongkorn. The present palace dates from King Chulalongkorn (1868 - 1910). Most of  Go over the bridge and continue south on the same road. You will be cycling in the the palace buildings still standing today date to the period 1872 - 1889. No longer used as a  Continue north along Road # 3477 until you arrive at the location of an “old” land BICYCLE TRACK area where the Makassar refugees once lived before being killed for rebelling against summer palace by the current royal family Bang Pa-in is occasionally used for receptions and market. King Narai in 1686. After a while you will find a Buddhist temple on your left hand banquets. side. Talad Kong Khong is an "old styled" market in Khanon Luang sub-district of Bang Pa-In. History of Ayutthaya The market features traditional food and sweets stalls and other commodities as pots and pans, Wat Kaitia is the last temple before crossing the Chao Phraya River. The monastery is  Walk behind the parking lot south of the palace entry and take the cable ferry crossing knifes, etc. It is a nice stop for a drink and a quick snack. The market is open on Thursday, By Tricky Vandenberg located in Ban Run sub-district, the southernmost sub-district of Ayutthaya. The name of the the canal to Wat Niwet Thammaprawat. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The place is known for its famous noodle shop. monastery being "Kaitia" is derived from the Sanskrit word "Caitya" meaning “that which is worthy to be gazed upon,” thus “worshipful”. The monastery has a small museum displaying Wat Niwet Thammaprawat lies immediately south of the island on which the Bang Pa-In a large quantity of ceramic pottery, terracotta kitchenware, and a variety of forged knives and Palace stands. King Chulalongkorn (r.1868 - 1910) wanted it built in a different architectural  Continue north along Road # 3477, the next reference point will be Wat Thong Bo. blades. The premises of this temple harbors a few old and huge Siamese anchors. style than other Thai Buddhist monasteries. The ordination hall is in the style of a Neo-Gothic Christian church. The windows and doors are stain-glassed. Above the door there is a picture Wat Thong Bo or the "Monastery of the Golden Pond" is an active monastery located on the of King Chulalongkorn in royal attire. He named the presiding Buddha image inside Phra east bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bang Pa-In district. During the Ayutthayan era, a Mon  Continue south until you reach the Road # 356 leading east to the Asian Highway. Phutthanarumon Thammophat. The completed monastery was dedicated in 1878. The King community settled here in an area called Kwan Prasat. The temple at that time was named Pay Turn left onto this road and cross the bridge over the Chao Phraya River. After having declared it a royal monastery for the reformed sect of King Mongkut. Prasat. The monastery was located in close proximity of the Main Royal Customs house, crossed the river, get immediately off the road, turn right and continue south on road where many junks anchored before inspection. It is believed that one of these junks sunk in # 3477 along the east bank of the Chao Phraya River. As you are biking on the left front of the temple. The large mast was recuperated and still can be seen at the premises. The side of the road, there are no points of interest for a few kilometers until you arrive at  Pick up your bike and return to Ayutthaya via the same road in opposite direction. village was renamed thereafter Ban Sao Kradong, the Village of the Mast. Also the temple's Bang Pa-In railway station. You will arrive on Road # 3477 again. Continue north. After passing the Bang Pa-In name was changed into Wat Thong Bo or Pay Toplang in the Mon language. The main stupa 2011 Railway station on your right hand side, the next reference point will be Wat Ban in a kind of Lanna style, dates back from the Late Ayutthaya period. The chedi is square Bang Pa-In Railway Station is the first special station built by order of King Rama V as his Phat. shaped, built with bricks and lime and has a stairway on the west side. There is a museum in rest pavilion on his journey to Bang Pa-In Palace. The pavilion was built entirely of teakwood situ. in a western-styled architecture. Stained-glass panels from Italy were used above the doors Wat Ban Phat is an active monastery located on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River at and windows as decoration. When the first railroad of Thailand - the track Bangkok - Nakhon Ban Pho in Bang Pa-In district. The premises feature a venerated Takhian tree or Hopea Rachasima - was completed up to Ayutthaya on 9 March 1894, the king presided over the Odorata, a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The large tree is believed to  Continue north along Road # 3477, the next reference point will be Wat Prot Sat. official opening ceremony of the Thai Railway Service. Bang Pa-In station was inaugurated contain a female spirit called Chao Mae Takhian Thong. People expect that the spirit shall on 26 March 1896. give them a lucky lottery number. When making a pledge people should hold to their promise Near Wat Prot Sat in Khanon Luang sub-district, was one of the four main customs houses as otherwise they face a curse of the spirit. Mostly people offers nice dresses if their request located, called the Royal Customs Posts of the Four Directions. It was the largest of all tax has been met. stations, controlling the incoming and outgoing sea vessels. At the customs houses goods  Continue on the road for a few tens of meters and turn right into the road leading to were checked for prohibited items and weapons as prescribed by law, urgent dispatches were the backside of the palace. Follow this road until you arrive at Wat Chumphon sent to the capital, and import and export duty was collected from ships coming and going to Nikayaram.  Continue north along Road # 3477, the next reference point will be Wat Pho. the capital. Customs houses were situated on all important waterways around the capital.

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It was here in the last Siam-Burmese War of 1767, that the advance force of the southern Burmese army under Mang Maha Noratha was made to march and established its camp. The Siamese King Ekathat ordered Phraya Taksin (the later King Taksin) to take out a force and attack the Burmese fortification. Phraya Taksin captured the fortification at that time the Burmese received the reinforcements from the southern army. Phraya Taksin found that his forces were insufficient to hold the Burmese fortification, thus abandoned it and reentered the city of Ayutthaya.

In 1670, King Narai gave the head of the Dutch Settlement a small plot of land at Wat Prot Sat to make a garden and a place for holidays or excursions. There stood a small brick house on this plot which was marked as property of the VOC in Siam. By 1697 it was turned into a place for storing and sawing sappan wood to replace the workshop at Ban Chao Phraya.

 Continue north along Road # 3477, the next reference point is Wat Thamle Thai.

Wat Thamle Thai or the "Monastery of the Thai Locality" is an active monastery located on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bang Pa-In district. The classic temple has an ordination hall and two vihara within the inner boundary wall. The ubosot was built in the Late Ayutthayan style with a three-tiered roof with two porches.

 Continue north along Road # 3477. Soon you arrive at the bridge crossing the Chao Phraya River. Keep left and take the U-turn under the bridge. Take left and continue north along Road # 3477, the next reference point will be Wat Chang Thong.

Wat Chang Thong or the "Monastery of the Golden Elephant" is an active monastery located on Khlong Ko Rian in Bang Pa-In district. The temple features the classical monastic Buddhist structures as ordination hall with chedi, vihara and bell tower. Close to the waterside is an old walled funerary chedi.

 Continue north along Road # 3477, the next active monastery will be Wat Song Kuson.

Wat Song Kuson or the "Monastery upholding Benevolence" is located on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River, just south of the Japanese settlement. It has the classic monastic structures in situ (ubosot, vihara, bell tower, etc). Wat Song Kuson is a post-Ayutthayan era temple.

 Continue north along Road # 3477, the next point of interest is the Japanese settlement.

The Japanese settlement is situated on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River in an area called Ko Rian. It was located opposite the Portuguese settlement and was separated from the English and Dutch settlement by the Suan Phlu canal to the north. The Japanese village ran one Km along the river, and extended about half a kilometer inland. The settlement was

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