Sukothai, Wat Phra Si and a Buddha-Casting Foundry

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We slept a few nights in Phitsanulok, from where we did some excursions. Phitsanulok served as the capital of Thailand for about 25 years.

Sukothai is the original capital of the first Thai kingdom. It is one of Thailand's World Heritage sites. It was so huge that we used rented bikes to move from one part to another. There is a story about a general standing behind the Buddha statue, pretending the Buddha was talking to the troops, hence the name "talking Buddha".

Wat Phra Si (the exact name is actually Wat Phra Si Ratana Mahathat) contains one of Thailand's most copied statues. In fact, afterwards we visited a small factory where bronze copies of that statue were made...

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