Ayutthaya, Thailand

I'm here in Ayutthaya to see the ancient ruins of Thailand's former capital. Unfortunately, after seeing Angkor Wat, ruins have to be pretty amazing to impress me! the highlight of my stay here was my journey to the Thai Arts and Crafts center at Bang Sai. according to tourist guide i found here, there's supposed to be a bus running from ayutthaya to bang sai. well...there's not. or maybe there is and my lack of thai language is to blame. but i ended up taking 2 buses, a policeman's motorbike, and a boat to get to the center! i don't think that's how the guide intended for me to get there... it was pretty amusing, because the last bus dropped me off on some highway in the middle of nowhere but the conductor nicely spoke to the local policemen for me, telling them where i wanted to go. then this group of thai policement (who seemed to have very litte work to do!) argued amongst themselves about the best way for me to get to the center and finally one officer offered me a ride on his bike. i've heard that the police here are not averse to bribes, but this group was so nice! the officer who gave me a ride absolutely refused money, saying "No no, i am police! is my job!" the crafter center was pretty cool too and i got back to ayutthaya just as the monsoon rains hit. home in one week!