Paul and a very tall buddha

Sukhothai

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February 11th 2012
Starting to make our way down to the South and the first stop was Sukhothai/Phitsanulok for a bit of culture! The new town was so quiet except for the hundreds of birds in the evening. We went to the old town to the Historical Park to see a load of monuments. We hired bikes to go round the park which Rachel was so unsteady on much to the amusement of Paul and he felt like he should have been i ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Northern Thailand » Phitsanulok

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more