Ruins & monkeys at Lop Buri, Thailand

Today I’ve made my furthest foray out of Bangkok to date, a 155 km (96 mile) trek north to Lop Buri, a provincial city where the pace is slower and the country’s history is laid bare with many important historical ruins. I take the train from Hua Lamphong station, which is a half hour BTS and MRT transfer from my apartment. Hua Lamphong is Bangkok’s main station and it always gives you the feeling that you are setting out on an adventure, trekking into uncharted territories (for me at least), it is all burb