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Sukhothai Slideshow
Sukhothai
Travel Blogs from Sukhothai, Thailand
THAILAND : SUKHOTAI
Donc, apres 6H de bus, arrivee Sukhotai. Sylvie et moi prenons Tuk TUk et direction Garden's House dans le new Sukhotai. Le old sukhotai, c est l interet de cette ville car plein de temples et aussi au patrimoine de L'UNESCO mais c est a 12km et on ...
Buddha and Belgians
... spa. Shame - I was in the mood for all 4 of them at once! The main, or to be honest only, attraction at Sukhothai is the historical park which has an amazing 21 sites within its walls. Took around 45 mins to get to the park by 'bus' - ...
Anyone know the number for a Thai locksmith?
... stream of traffic noise and barking dogs..... another sleepless night. The next morning we got up and visited the old temples at Sukhothai. They were pretty spectacular and we got lots of nice photos. The best part was that we got to see ...
Rocking on the train
... with water lilies and wooden bridges. Stone crumbles and leans. Cycling through it is a joy. (Funny but I learn afterwards that Sukhothai means 'Rising Happiness') Discovery session over with the arrival of darkness and it’s a trip to find some ...
Wat hopping, part 2
After 7 hours on a very hot, supposedly air-conditioned bus, we arrived in Sukhothai. Miriam, Katrin, Cedric (a Belgium guy who got on the bus a couple of hours after us), and I arrived in Sukhothai exhausted and ready for an early night. The ...
Ca vaut le detour
Ce matin, depart en bus vers Sukhotai. Arrive sur place je trouve facilement un transport vers mon guesthouse. Whaow, super: j'ai un petit bungalow pour moi tout seul, tres propre. Le porte cle est un chat qui mesure 15 cm: pour ne pas perdre la cle. En ...
Soou - saaahn's Surprise!
Paolo has a notice in reception that breakfast is available - 'with a special surprise'. When we go for breakfast we are greeted by Paolo " Good-a-morrning-a- Soou-saaahn". It's a joint greeting to us both, he has no idea what John's name is, he ...
Biking around Old Capital #2
... as it happens, so here's another post in rapid succesion. Just don't think this frequency is here to stay! After arriving in Sukhothai late afternoon yesterday, Jed, Katie, and I didn't really have much time to check out any of the city. The 6-hour ...
Sukhothai
... right in the yard. The garden is full of cute little doves that the owner has tamed Enjoyed touring the ruins of Sukhothai on bicycle, and yesterday the ruins of Satchanalai, which were in the jungle, so it was way more Indiana Jones than at ...
"Don't "wolly".....first time!"
... (meaning the Dawn of Happiness) that is home to an historical park and World Heritage site that contains the oldest temples in Thailand (the Thai equivalent of Ankor wat). The ruins date back to the 13th century and were the home of the first Thai ...
Cycling round temples
We arrived in Sukhothai with all good intentions of easing up on the budget and finding somewhere cheap a chips to stay for a few days. Then we were seduced by the brochure of a small resort by a guy at the bus station and half an hour later found ...
durch die Flut
Ein weiterer recht früher Morgen konnte uns nicht schrecken. Etwas traurig BKK verlassen zu müssen machten wir uns auf zum Bahnhof, wartete doch mit der Bahnfahrt ein ganz neues Reisegefühl auf uns. 2te Klasse hatten wir gebucht - und wir waren ...
Parque historique de Sukhothai
Sukhotai 5h00 de train plus tard et 10'000 refus d'achats de nourriture (eh oui , on avait tout ce qui fallait avec nous), nous voici à Phitsanulok arrêt obligatoire pour prendre un bus direction Sukhotai à 1h00 de là. On arrive « enfin » ...
The Buddha at the top of the hill
... of the sky at any minute) and landed at the tiniest airport we have ever seen. Set amidst paddy fields and cattle farms, Sukhothai airport looks more like a quaint colonial house than a transport hub. We jumped in to a taxi and headed for our home for ...
Temples, Temples and more Bleeding Temples!
... was such fun. Paul got dragged up too No karaoke thankfully! Next morning, after a poor breakfast, we went off to visit Sukhothai, which is a complex of temples, much better restored and maintained. We picked up bicycles to ride around the site as it was ...
up north in sukhothai
well after 6 hrs on the bus we are now in the much cooler climbs of sukhothai...really nice to be out of the heat of the south...(i know all you back home will not agree) we have been living in nonstop 30 deg heat for 6 weeks...and today definatley feels ...
Sukothai
... been less than 5 hours if we did it in a car. Sukhothai was founded in the middle of the 13th century and the Sukhothai rulers came to dominate a large area. Around 1370 AD the kings of Ayutthaya started to gain power over Sukhothai and by 1428 AD ...
Is anybody out there??
So we got a taxi in Bangkok to take us to the train station. We were told we needed to leave as soon as we got back from Ayutthaya as it would be very busy. We left Bangkok at 5pm and got to the station at 6pm. Our bus wasn't until 21.15 but the bus ...
Light Cycling - Sukhothai style!
... bikes, but they did their jobs I guess. After mounting the bikes, we ventured towards the park. A large, new sign showing off Sukhothai as a UNESCO world heritage site was right at the intersection in front of the park. Since the park closed at 1800, we ...
Sunrise in the old city
... bus, (which was just half the way to Chang Mai) I was glad to get out of this over-air-conditioned bus!! Sukhothai is a little ancient city, and I'm definitely leaving tomorrow evening after a sightseeing tour through the historical park. So that's it ...
Patiently waiting in Phitsanulok
... breakfast at the front desk area. Plenty of toast with fresh jam (orange was delicious) and instant coffee (the standard in Thailand I think). I ordered an omelet and Jing got eggs sunny-side up. After eating several slices of toast, they brought us ...
Jan 23, 2010
Sukhothai
... have drunk more than that in beer since I've been there.. its not really my scene. I take all of the next day to visit sukhothai old town. I get a bus - its a long way (12km) and the tourer needs a rest. The first bus driver is mean, my first mean ...
Sukhothai New & Old Cities
... noodle with duck meat and Joanne decided on having rice with it. The meal cost only 60฿. I surmised that Sukhothai was a low-expense destination and I hoped it remained that way. After lunch, we proceeded to the bus station for Sukhothai ...
Ancient Ruins & Ruined Photos
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 ...
1. Koenigsstadt von Thailand
... uns die Wege wieder, doch einige haben die gleich Tour vor wie ich und so habe ich schliesslich gestern in Sukhothai bereits den Franzosen und Kanadier wieder getroffen und wir gingen gemeinsam Abendessen. Der Nachtbus von Ayutthaya nach Sukhothai war ...