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So, instead of New Years on the beach, I went to the old capital of Ayuthaya instead. There’s nothing to do there but look at temples, which I wasn’t too enthusiastic about after seeing Burma’s Bagan and Cambodia’s Angkor Wat. However, I was pleasantly surprised, because the temples were rather impressive. If it wasn’t for the massive allergic reaction I had, riding a bike around would have been pleasant. Also, present-day Ayuthaya is a typically ugly, dirty, noisy, polluted Thai city, making biking dangerous and difficult. But once you get onto the grounds of a temple, it is peaceful and beautiful.