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Travelogue 03
Ayutthaya
Madness, mayhem, erotic vandalism,
devastation of innumerable souls - while we scream and perish,
History licks a finger and turns the page.
History licks a finger and turns the page.
Thomas Ligotti
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Our next destination was Ayutthaya, a historic city in Thailand and also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The many headless (and some armless) statues of Buddha that peppered the grounds of this ancient capital stay etched in mind.
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Cultural vandalism had existed long before the Taliban destroyed the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan. It goes to show that throughout the history of mankind, there are those who build and there are those who destroy. Even within a species, members reside at different rungs of the evolutionary ladder. Yet, some of us have the temerity to elevate one species over another.
From a place of ruins that is steeped in history, we would continue on our journey further north to a city renowned for its beauty.
