Blogs from Sukhothai, North-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 13

Auf dem Weg nach Chaing Mai machten wir Station in einer der ehemaligen Hauptstaedte Thailands. Der zweite Tag fuehrte uns dann auch gleich zur Hauptattraktion der Gegend - Alt Sukhothai. In unserem Reisefuehrer lasen wir, dass wir die weitlaeufigen Anlagen am besten mit dem Fahrrad erkunden sollten. (Besser waere ein Motorrad gewesen ;-) Die aeußere Anlage war schwer zu ueberblicken und auch das Informationsmaterial liess zu wuenschen uebrig, so dass wir uns auf das Zentrum konzentrierten. Laecherliche 35 Grad im Schatten tyrannisierten uns zusaetzlich (wir armen :-) - ist vielleicht doch besser als 8 Grad, wie ich gerade Wetteronline entnehmen konnte...) Der innere Ring bestach durch viele sehenswerte Ruinen, so dass man sich den ehemaligen Glanz und die Groesse Alt Sukhothais vorstellen kann. Die Anlage wurde gerade für ein wenige Tage spaeter stattfindendes Lichterfest dekori... read more

Hi every one. A quick happy birthday wish for my mom who turned 70 this week. I can't believe she had me when she was 45 years old (JK). Welcome all you newbies to my travelblog. Just a quick update on what is going on over here in Asia. I left chaing mae and went to Bangkok a little while back to take a landmark forum course. After the course I did a little traveling and took a tacky tour out of Bangkok to: the floating market, the bridge over the river kwai and tiger temple (see photos). I left Bangkok and went to Sukhathai the ancient capital of Thailand and did a quick photo tour on a bike. I then came back to Chiang Mae to meet with Jon who is doing the programming ... read more

we caught the bus to sukhothai today the journey here took about 5 hours. it felt good to see some countryside and somegreren fields! Our bus ticket cost us 277 b each and this included a drink and meal amazing! we are staying in a place called Garden house and we have our own small bamboo bungalow with shower a/c and toilet and even a veranda with chairs on it and fish in a fish thing for only 350 b per night it is so cheap here!... read more

After Ayutthaya I wasn't sure if I'd be 'templed out' but headed to Sukhothai regardless. I ot a really nice train to Phitsanulok (5hrs) then a bus to Sukhothai(1hr). I stayed at the Ian guest house where everyone was really friendly. It rained pretty heavily but when it cleared up I had met up with some French girls and an aussie called Jan we crossed the river that had formed outside our hostel and ventured into town. I wasn't impressed everything was dark and shut down by about nine - rubbish! However, the next day was MUCH better. We got a tuk tuk to old Sukhothai (where I wished I had stayed) and took to the historical park by bike. Yep that right me on mon petit velo orange!! The temple complex was beautiful! There ... read more

Sa-wat-dii-kha everybody! well here we are in Thailand! we have been here for a week now and Thailand is so different to India. It is very weird trying to speak Thai now instead of all the indian languages! the intonation used in Thai is strange and it all sounds very high pitched! It is quite confusing too and today i said hello instead of thankyou! The syllable 'mai' can mean five different words depending on the intonation! Intonation is really important in thai but it seems so hard to end the way we speak with a high pitched voice! Anyway i will fill you in with all the Thailand stories but first i do believe we need to recap on the rest of our wonderful Indian travels! So Alice left off with the delightful tales of ... read more