Ayutthaya is beautiful. Temple ruins, history, and a tremendous sense of what should be kept sacred in this world abound. The area has a smaller town feel (compared to Bangkok, at least) with city ammenities. People are friendly in the markets and two locals stopped jogging in the park to chat with me for a bit yesterday evening. There are way fewer white tourists, many schools, and I could actually see myself living here for a while. The women that run my hotel here are very kind--they bought me lunch and dinner yesterday, and I plan to rent bicycles from one of them today and see the sights outside the city center where I walked all over yesterday. Tonight I get my first Thai massage (1 hour for $6!). I'll let you know how it goes.
Weather report: yesterday's high was 95...low 70, 70% humidity (just in case those of you at more northern lattitudes needed another reason to wish you were here...I send you some warmth vicariously). Today should be a bit cooler...93 is the forcast high for today. ;) I wrote a little hiku about the heat:
Too hot to hurry
Tiny grasshopper walks slow
No flying today.
The heat moderates the rhythm of this place. Walking is only comfortable if you are mindful of your speed. It is very conducive to internal reflection. I still struggle to sit quietly and meditate alone (left my holosynch CD at home). When I acknowledge the difficulty of sitting with my emptyness, it dissolves and the sitting becomes easier. Resistance is futile! lol...
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