The train to Lopburi leaves Ayuthaya at 3.19pm; check the State Railways of Thailand website in case the schedule changes. If you want to stay longer in Ayuthaya, the next train leaves 40 minutes later. You'll arrive in an hour and can drop your bags at the station's 24-hour left luggage office.
Walk north from the station, and you'll soon meet the urban monkeys that have made this city famous. Most live at Prang Sam Yot, an impressive three-pronged Khmer ruin, and San Phra Kan, a modern spirit shrine. But they also roam freely over many city blocks, running over rooftops, climbing on cars and making noisy nuisances of themselves. The monkeys, specifically rhesus and crab-eating macaques, also like to steal food and hats from people: you've been warned! Despite the hassles of having simian neighbours, locals never harm them because they're believed to be disciples of the Hindu god Hanuman, who Thai legend says founded the city.
Once you've had sufficient monkey time, there are several nearby (all easily walkable) ruins in Lopburi, though none are as impressive as those in Ayuthaya. Wat Phra Si Ratana Mahathat is the largest and Ban Wichayen, the residence for the king's foreign visitors and advisors, is also worth a look-in. At this time of day, however, you'll have to make do with admiring them from outside the fences. Home
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