Ayutthaya, ancient capital of Siam

Our friends Kik and Simon took us to Ayutthaya, Kik's home town. We visited her family home and had a spontaneous Chi Gong lesson from her very much in shape 70-year-old father who does Chi Gong every 15 minutes all day. We saw the temples that were covered in gold when the city of up to a million inhabitants in the 14th-18th Centuries was a destination from all parts of the globe.

Below,the Summer Palace, where the elephant topiaries were Kik's playground when she



went with her school to welcome dignitaries with their songs