Our room had AC, which was noisy and kept us awake for most of the night.

In the morning we arranged for our tuk-tuk driver to take us to all the local temples. Wat Yai Chaya Mongkol was huge, and still in use by monks.

Wat Yai Chai Mongkol - Ayutthaya

After the long hot day touring temples, I wanted nothing more than to chill out and have a shower and a beer.

Our itinerary had other plans. We had to catch our next train to Lop Buri (Monkey Town). The train was 2nd class this time, with comfortable airline style seats and fans on the ceiling.

We arrived as the sun was setting and I realised quite fast that I didn’t like this place. The monkeys were violent and savage, grabbing things and attacking people. Luckily we only had a few hours to kill.

Three of us went to take cover on the railway platform, while Frank went to explore. Little did we know that he had almost been mugged by some dodgy characters after accidentally getting lost down some back streets.

Waiting for our third train, the famous sleeper train, I was not looking forward to a ten hour overnight journey. How wrong I was. The security was excellent, with guards on every door checking tickets and passports when people arrived. We were then lead to our top bunks which were surprisingly spacious.

I had an expensive beer, which may have made me fall in love with the sleeper train even more. In fact, I wouldn’t mind just paying to do a few trips on the sleeper train. I couldn’t wait to get to sleep, and nearly nodded off with my beer in hand.

The toilets were an experience, but then I was tucked up and asleep. I slept right through till morning. It was a million times more comfortable than an economy class flight!