Bangkok to Ayutthaya, and now in Chiang Mai!

We left for Ayutthaya, Thailand's old capital, yesterday morning and spent the day there bicycling around and looking at temple ruins. We then gorges ourselves on delicious Thai food before taking the night train to Chiang Mai in northern Thailand, where we will spend today and tomorrow. It is a bit cooler than Southern Thsilsnd and has a much quieter feel. And it's still very cheap--a private room with A/C costs $30 total and our guest house has free wi fi and a pool, hard to go wrong! Today we will shower and head to the Sunday market, which should be very fun. Tomorrow we make take an elephant care class and go to the temple on top of the hill and inside a protected park, which I am very much looking forward to. And of course, try to avoid getting eaten by mosquitoes! So far with the DEET it's been great, but if I don't wear it I become a tasty mozzie snack.