Blogs from Sukhothai, North-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 12

Je suis maintenant a Sukhothai dans le nord de la Thailande et je me prepare tranquilement a quitter demain matin pour la ville de Mae Sot sur la frontiere Birmane. Donc, ce qui c est passe depuis les derniers jours, j ai visite plusieurs temples, plusieurs ruines et j'ai pris une journee de conge dans mes vacances. Phitsanulok - 14 fevrier J'ai finalement remis ma rose a une petite fille de 3 ou 4 ans que j'ai croise sur la route lorsque je me dirigeais vers le temple principal de la ville (Wat Phra Si Ratana Mahatat). Ce temple est dans un complex assez grand et ca prend quelques heures pour en faire le tour. Le point marquant de cette visite est le temple principal qui contient une des representations du Boudha qui est probablement la ... read more

Day 7: The Road to Sukhothai Today we headed to the bus station for our journey to Sukhothai. We loaded into the tuk tuk (yes the same size as yesterday except with our luggage!) The bus station was an open air area with some seats, benches and a window. We bought a ticket for the next bus to Sukhothai and had an hour and a half to spare. The bus ride was good. The seats were not that comfortable but it was air conditioned. The ride to Sukhothai was about 5 hours long. The bus stopped for lunch which was included in our ticket price. We ended up sitting with another couple who were vegetarians so were able to get a fresh rice and veggie dish instead of having to eat the meat and rice sitting ... read more

Ok, so up till now i've all been positive and light. Today i feel a modicum of moodiness. The night train from Ayutthaya to Phitsanulok was about what i expected. Uncomfortable. Noisy. And not conducive to sleeping at all. The crowning glory was me jamming my left index finger between two windows whilst trying to stiffle a breeve that was chilling me so. The end of said finger now looks like it's been barbecued and is a digusting shade of black. Judging by the paleness and sickly feeling i felt i imagine i fractured the end of my delicate finger. Exactly the same feeling as when i feel off Ewan's skateboard a few short years ago. Sukhothai, my eventual destination following a bus transfer from Phitsanulok, so far, sucks. Big fat ones. The ruins here are ... read more

After a brief stop pff in Chiang Mai after Pai we were back on the road bound for Sukothai - the ancient capital of Thailand. Sukothai is set in the central plains of the country and is home to a huge, ancient temple complex - a bit like Angkor in Cambodia. Buy a ticket and you can wander for hours through amazing gardens surrounding gigantic stone Buddha statues and beautiful towering temples. We did just that! Sukothai is also the place to be for the annual Loi Krathong festival (that we spent in Pai - see last blog) - but we arrived just after it had finished. Consequently we were amazed at how relaxed and peaceful it was. Several times we found ourselves to be the only visible people (other than Buddha, obviously) - which made ... read more

I've just returned from a few days south of CM, to enjoy the Loi Krathong celebrations in Sukhothai, the first ancient capital of Siam. Its always hard to play 'catch up' in blogs, but I will do my best. :) First I must mention my unfortunate decision to stay the night in Lampang, about 2 hours outside the city. I took a sangteaw (song-tow) for an hour to Lamphun in order to visit a temple built for the Haripunchai Queen Thewi around 1200 AD. Not exactly grand-- in fact the best part of the temple devoted to this legendary woman are the signs that read: Please Remove Shoes, No Women Allowed. Ironic I'd say. From Lamphun I took a public bus to Lampang, where I would reside for the evening and then use as a jumping ... read more