Blogs from Sukhothai, North-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 6

Sukhothai gilt als erstes thailändisches Königreich. In jener Zeit wurden die Thaischrift entwickelt und der noch heute praktizierte Theravada-Buddhismus aus Ceylon ins Land geholt. Die Stadt Sukhothai wurde im 13. Jhd. n. Chr. an der Stelle einer alten Khmer-Siedlung gegruendet. Ihr erinnert Euch vielleicht, das waren die Typen, die Angkor Wat gebaut haben. Angkor und Sukhothai haben die ein oder andere Gemeinsamkeit. In beiden Faellen hat man eine eher maessig attraktive neue Stadt (Siem Reap im Falle von Angkor, Neu-Sukhothai in Thailand), sowie eine historische Ruinenstadt, die der Grund fuer die Touristen ist, die Region zu besuchen. Ein auffaelliger Unterschied zu Angkor ist (neben den tiefer gehenden historischen und stilistischen Unterschieden, Sukhothai ist juenger als Angkor und hat seinen eigenen Stil), dass Sukhothai deutlich kleiner ist und dadurch deutlich weniger Touris... read more

From monkey town we headed to Sukothai via Phitsanulok. First bit by train - 3rd class again (and 3 hours on a hard seat was about all the buttocks could take) but cheap and such a good way to see things. Passed lots of fires in the brush on the way, told this was 'for the mushrooms'. We jumped on a bus at Phitansoluk and headed for Suko.. Stayed in a gorgeous little bungalow with fan and own toilet/shower in place recommended in Lonely Planet called Ban Thai. Set in garden and whole place including building with shared bathroom digs and a bar/restaurant was run by a lovely Thai family, who were very friendly and full of info. Would defo recommend it! Ate at night market which was bigged up by family and in LP but ... read more

Got MRT to station near BK bus terminal. Unfortunately got a bit lost at this point and had to flag a taxi to take us rest of the way. Taxi guy was freaky, creepy with long hair and nail and his car smelled of pump, he also ripped us off pah. Anyhoo once at terminal we got tickets to Sukhothai no probs and grabbed some 7-11 grub. Bus was 100% better than those in India as was the journey itself- it had air con, a comfy seat and luggage space :) Took about 7hrs. They have some very odd modes of transport here and to get to our guesthouse in Sukhothai we got in something that I can only describe as the weakest motorbike ever with a trailer containing seats strapped to its front- at least ... read more

So spent the last few days in Sukhothai. Quiet a bit more touristy than Mae Sot. It was the original capitol of Thailand and home to a UNESCO World Hertiage site. If go many of the guide books say stay in New Sukhothai rather than old but if you are just doing a quick stop I'd say stay in old. It is more tourist oriented so all the menus and such are in English as well as Thai. There are four or five guest houses and best it is convenient. New Sukothai is just that new and though I spent little time there there was nothing to really capture my attention. All that said here are ssome pictures of the ruins at Sukhothai enjoy. Oh one last note Friday I head to my school where my ... read more

After waking & leaving late from the Sawadee Guesthouse after breakfast, the last thing we needed was an idle taxi driver to get us through the busy morning traffic of Bangkok - especially as the train we needed to get, only ran once a day. Now accustomed to the crazy driving of the tuk tuk & taxi drivers; weaving in & out of alleyways & driving up the wrong side of the road, we braced ourselves for a speedy journey to the train station. However, not this time, instead, our ‘crazy’ & toothless taxi driver was asleep at the wheel in the middle of a busy cross-junction, with on coming traffic heading towards us. Whether it was the yell to move, or the firm shaking that woke him, he slowly came about & realised where he ... read more