Blogs from Si Satchanalai, North-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia

The next day I hired a motorbike and rode for an hour through the Thai countryside of lush corn fields, rice paddies and banana plantations to Si Satchanalai Historical Park (SSHP). It was a very relaxing ride and a great break from the bustling town of Mae Sot. SSHP is located in Si Satchanalai district, about one hour north of Sukhothai by car. It is also listed as a World Heritage site and considered the sister city to Sukhothai. SSHP is less visited then Sukhothai Historical Park but is just as beautiful, if not more tranquil because of its forest and remote location. It offers similar Sukhothai era temples and monuments located inside and outside the city walls. Structures inside the walls include: •Wat Chang Lom - located in the centre of SSHP. The most important ... read more

Day 3 20/02/07 - 很漂亮的历史遗迹公园 今天到位于60多公里外的西薩查那萊(Si Satchanalai)。西薩查那萊是素可泰时期的卫星城市，很多人来到素可泰会错过这古老的城市。由于由于对历史的兴趣，所以执意来这里看看。因為與素可泰王朝息息相關，因此这里也於1990年列為世界文化遺產。 和素可泰一样，这里是一个历史遗迹公园。不过，这里清静很多，游人并不多，整个公园十分寂静。很喜欢这里的林荫小道，小道旁高大的树上有绿色、黄色、橙色、红色等的树叶。树叶落下把青翠的草地染成各种颜色，煞是好看，很有欧洲风味的公园。往头一望，偶尔会看见让人遗忘了的废墟，这边一堆，那边一堆。 把历史和公园融合在一起，是一个很好的概念，他们保护文物的方法比起我们大马好得多了。尽管烈日当空，还是参观了以下的几个景点。 Wat Suan Utayon Noi Wat Chang Lom Wat Chedi Thaeo Wat Khao Phanom Phloeng Lak Muang Wat Nang Phaya Wat Khok Sing Kharon Wat Phra Si Ratanamahathat 今晚坐10点半的夜车到Ayutthaya。抵达车站后到柜台询问，负责巴士的人员在我们的车票和一张白纸盖上 “Bus Stop At Highway Intersection Only, Not City Center” 天啊，为何昨晚买票时没告诉我巴士没进去市区呢，三更半夜到达highway后该怎么办呢？(这里去Ayutthaya要6个小时)。和柜台的人理论，他告诉我可在Highway搭德士或嘟嘟，理论也没要领还得上巴士，不然整个行程将会被耽误。后来坐在我们后面的一对瑞士男女也和我们一样欲前往Ayutthaya，也被告知在highway下车。或许这巴士是去曼谷的缘故，所以并没有进去Ayutthaya市区，后来知道很多长途巴士都没有进去市区。 ... read more