Ayutthaya, Thailand (25.12.2013)
Christmas in Thailand is (despite the decorations and beer gardens) just another day. This Buddhist nation doesn’t officially recognize Christmas and it isn’t a public holiday. Luckily, my office has tons of expats so they kindly gave us the day off to celebrate.
With family far away and not wanting to find ourselves sad and home alone on Christmas, some friends and I arranged a day trip to Ayutthaya, the ancient capital just an hour or so north of Bangkok.
We spent a wonderful day visiting temples to pray and make merit, climbing the ruins of ancient temples, watching tourists snap seated photos in front of a Buddha head that has become wreathed in the roots of an old tree, and feasting on traditional sweets and delicious Thai food. The sun was shining, the breeze was blowing, our hearts were soothed by the intoxicating calm of the temples, and we were together. A very unique and special Christmas day.
the wonders 
Best wishes for Christmas and New Year. NIRMAL
Happy Holidays to you too 🙂
Merry Christmas Cass! xxx
Back at ya xx