Ayutthaya 29/09/2019

I’d heard that Wat Lokayasutharam - วัดโลกยสุธาราม, had a spectacular reclining Buddha. That was only partially correct: there was a reclining Buddha, but spectacular it wasn’t- unless spectacularness is measured by the metre. The statue's core is the original brick and mortar, dating from the middle Ayutthaya period (c.1488 to c.1666), but it remains; hidden among the layers of cement used for “restoration”. Little is left of the temple, except for the main central Chedi and some smaller stupas are dotted around the periphery.

I hoped to be able to do a sunset boat tour later in the day but unfortunately it wasn’t running that day, so instead ambled around some of the smaller temples in the centre of the park.