Amazing Thailand #7: River Cruise From Ayutthaya to Bangkok

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Uploaded by on Sep 20, 2010

After visiting the ancient city of Ayutthaya and learning about the capital of the kingdom of Siam (today Thailand), we took a boat on our way back to Bangkok (already included in the trip) in the Chao Phraya river. The river cruise takes a couple of hours but it is very comfortable and with good Thai food. By cruising in the Chao Phraya river from Ayutthaya we can see temples, Buddha statues and villages, until we get to the skyscrapers of Bangkok.

Please watch Amazing Thailand #6 to see the ancient city of Ayutthaya.

Ayutthaya (พระนครศรีอยุธยา) city is the capital of Ayutthaya province in Thailand. 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, which is recognized internationally as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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  • how much was the cruise?

  • @peteymyster sorry, I cant recall, but it was a reasonable price, accessible...

  • Bangkok Flood Water 

  • @tonnum53 Was it flooded you mean?

  • @diogok In the video the water way up high.

  • @tonnum53 oh, right, so the water level is usually lower...

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  • @costiflorea Thanks for watching!

  • This video is absolutely gorgeous!

  • @johnnybrazil01 Valeu, cara, e sucesso com teu vlog! Canada eh um lugar arretado e era minha primeira opcao antes da Australia...

  • Muito legal esse video. Parabens Diogo :)

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