The First Impression of Ayutthaya

I didn't know anything about Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon before I went there. I had a simple guide book in which this temple was introduced with a large Reclining Buddha. I thought there was only a Reclining Buddha, I thought this was  a common spot as the same as others, I though... I shouldn't think because I did't know anything about Thailand temples. So, I thought wrong.

Actually, Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon is the first really temple and first ruin I visited at Thailan. I even didn't prepared well for it. It is a quiet place far from railway station. It took me almost 20 minutes to get there by bicycle. The light of setting sun was soft and fluid, all the things was covered a golden color, including structures, birds, cats, grass and me. The great Reclining Buddha was there, but it wasn't the point. I saw many tower standing in the flowing golden light, lines of Buddhas and plumerias falling from the trees. The main building is very tall, and,  to my surprise, visitors can clime up it. I even encountered a dog on it.

Everything was great at that time. I was impressed.