Sukhothai Historical Park

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Nach Bangkok ging meine Reise per Zug weiter nach Ayutthaya der zweiten Koenigsstadt nach Sukhothai. Der Zug, welcher um 08.20 Uhr von Bangkok aus fahre sollte, hatte sich etwas verspaetet, was glaube ich nicht irgendwie eine grosse Ausnahme war. ;-) Um halb zehn ging es dann schliesslich los. Der Zug ist das guenstigste …

After 33 hours of non-stop travel from Krabi in southern Thailand (truck, bus, train, bus, truck) we finally reached Sukhothai in northern Thialand. Sukhothai used to be the capital of the Thai kingdom several hundreds of years ago and as a result there is an amazing array of ancient temple ruins. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and some even …

Nadat we gisteren onze reisplannen in allerijl moesten bijstellen, kwamen we tegen middernacht terug aan in Bangkok. Normaal duurt de rit 3 uur met de bus, maar de opgetrommelde Schumachel deed het in 6 minuten. Al dat gereis is ons een beetje in de kleren gekropen en we besluiten dan maar een duurder hotel te boeken. Ik zou ook nog graag eens mijn …

This entry is about a couple of places.

We're fitting them all in this one piece because there isn't that much to say about all of them separately and we also don't want to spend all our time writing.

So here goes;

For starters, Kanchanaburi, a little town around 100 Miles north west of Bangkok. It's famous for three …

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After spending over a week in Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son, we said our goodbyes and started heading south. The trip to Bangkok would be quite a long journey (try 13 hours by bus), so we decided to break up the trip with a stopover at Sukhothai. The trip there was with a 2nd Class bus, which means weak AC and beatup seats. …

Zittend in de bus van Sukhothai naar Chiang Mai, de avonturen hoofdstad van N-Thailand, heb ik de tijd om te mijmeren over de eerste week.

Sinds we Bangkok hebben verlaten zitten Joyce en ik heerlijk op the beaten track, omringd door andere backpackers die allemaal dezelfde weg afleggen. Tijdens het plannen van onze reis was een van de …

Our journey to Sukhothai was....different! Our first cross country bus and I nearly manage to get myself left behind! Luckily this was the scariest part of our whole time there. We both fell in love with Sukhothai almost as soon as we got there, helped by the fact that we had air-con and a pool for less than 8 pounds, a welcome break!!

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Ya cansados de las pulgas de Chiang Mai, compramos los tickets de bus más temprano que habían hacia Sukhothai, así que a las 7:00 ya estábamos embarcados… El viaje fue tranquilo y muy cómodo; por fin los viajes se transformaban en tiempos placenteros de descanso. …los buses acá tienen respaldos muy reclinables y nos compramos unas …

The only reason I stopped in Sukhothai on my way to Chang mai was to visit the temple ruins at the Sukhothai Historical Park. Unfortunately I stayed in the new city some 56 km for the ruins. No. 4 Guest house, situated on the outskirts of town, is a cluster of woven mat walled huts hugging an elevated wooden walkway. These and the open air common …

We spent the better part of our day traveling by tuk tuk, train, bus, and sawngthaew (pickup with two benches and a roof) from Ayuthaya to Sukothai. It was raining when we arrived so we checked into our guest house, had some dinner, and went to bed. I vaguely remember Nataly complaining about not having a view of the river. She thought that …

... we rented a scooter/moped/not cool version of a motorcycle so we could check out some of the more distant portions of the Historical Park. We were a little nervous, putting Lindsey's life in my hands in such an obvious way, but it was fine. There are ...

... Definitely a highlight of our time in Thailand, The Sukhothai kingdom was an early kingdom which existed from 1238 to 1438. Today the historical park which we cycled around, is full of wats, temples and very impressive relics - a very similar feel to the ...

... bus ride that nearly broke the camels back I checked into a delightful guesthouse called Bam Thai in New Sukhothai, 15 kilometers from the Historical Park. A father and son team from Belgium run cycling tours from the guesthouse and getting on a bike for ...

Sukhothai Historical Park reminds me so much of Ayyutaya, Though most of the temples are in ruins beautiful Buddha statues stand guard. The air is full of the sound of cicada.  We get on a little shuttle that takes you all over the ...

... checking out the local life! I walked back home, had some brekky then we hopped in our songthaw for the 40 min drive to the Sukhothai historical park.  We all hired bikes and set off for a look (the best way to see the area is on a bike - it ...

... really a nice place. Doesn't have any charm. We (Patrick, I met him on the bus rides the day before) and I went to Sukhothai Historical Park, rent cycles there and had a look to a lot of old temples there. In the evening I went to the night market, ...

Visited the ancient capital of Sukkothai for a few days to see some more ruin. Despite the humidity I decided to walk around the Historical Park (after getting a local bus to the site from the New City) Its an amazing place, some of the temple and ...

... approx 12kms out of town and the best way to get there, and around, is by bicycle, lucky for us we have our own :)  The historical park is divided up into zones and you pay to go into each zone, or, you can buy a ticket that takes you into all of ...

... on Thailand, as he is credited with creating the Thai alphabet, among other notable accomplishments.  Old Sukhothai is now a national historical park and a UNESCO World Heritage site.  The park grounds are truly lovely, with extensive lawns, ...

... moved house and lay buried for a few centuries, until UNESCO did some digging a few years back. Now it is a lovely historical park repleat with stupas and Buddahs.... Yes, more Buddahs. It features some of the finest examples of walking Buddahs. ...