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Where are the Lopburi Monkeys?

Posted by Stuart at 02:40 PM on September 06, 2003

Early this morning I took the train 150 KM north from Bangkok to the small town of Lopburi. Lopburi has been around over 1000 years, first as a Djavarti settlement, then a Khmer city, and in the 1700s was Thailand's second capital (the first being Ayutthaya). So there are a lot of old ruins and interesting history to explore, including an old temple that is supposedly overrun by wild monkeys.

Well, 3 hours after arriving, I have seen all of the sites. I had fun climbing around the ruins as usual, and the museum at the old Palace was informative (although I wish more of the exhibits were written in English). The monkey temple didn't have a single monkey in it when I was there, although I did spot a few across the street at another Khmer temple.

So now I am not sure what I will do. The original plan was to stay here tonight and take the train to Ayutthaya in the morning and spend the day at the ruins there. But for now I am taking refuge in a air-conditioned internet cafe and thnking about where I should go from here.