La Paloma Hotel Phitsanulok

... were clean, which is key! After that we spent some time in the &#8220;New City&#8221; area of Sukhothai, which was lacking in character, but I got an ice cream sundae for under $1 so no complaints from me!<br> By dinnertime we headed to the &#8220;Old City,&#8221; which was where the festival was, at the Sukhothai<br>Historical Park. We started by tasting of the street food outside the park, some better than others. One of the best things I've ever tasted ...

2 bonnes heures de douche style mousson, et une bonne nuit, la moins cher jusque la 4.50 euros<br><br>-------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ----------------------<br><br>Cheap night while raining heavily in Phitsanulok

... our train driver decided to back up all the way back to the last village we passed which took us approximately 20 mins. The sleeper was waiting there at the station, so I relaxed and hoped we were saved....cause I thought we gonna change the train and go on in another one....no way, we were sitting still on our train when the sleeper started to move, I was thinking I was dreaming...we were waiting and waiting and nobody knew what was going on and for how long we gonna be stuck in there ...

... around taking in the peaceful atmosphere. Another major site is Thra Narai Ratchaniwet, which once served as a royal palace but is now a museum. We had allotted three hours for the museum and grounds, but the museum was closed for the holiday, so we ended up spending less than an hour walking around the grounds. Across from that is Chao Phraya Wichayen, which the sign says was the foreign ambassadors house and was built in 1886. We ...

... themselves to any food and drink that they could find. At one point one of the monkeys had crept up behind an unsuspecting Annemarie and, jumping on to her back pack, grabbed her water bottle out of the side pocket and proceeded to gulp it down in front of us. Another monkey nearby was repeating the act with a large Singah beer! Me and Tiley both agreed that Annemarie was doing the right thing in moving on. Lopburi had been entertaining but we felt there ...

... that I was feeling a bit lost. So, he sat and listened patiently, and then said he knew exactly what I needed to do. He made some phone calls and took me out to his family's place clear out of the city, to hang out with one of his sisters. She was awesome, and we spent the afternoon chatting, hanging out, eating healthy food (she knew where to eat!), doing yoga, and going for a run in a beautiful park. It was perfect, and I ended up having ...

... That's O.K.," Buai smiled," I know when you say maakam, you mean makaam." Huh? The difference is so slight, it seems so trivial to my ears. Only her and of them spoke English (two were Thai and the other was from the Philipines), so there was more time spent by myself. I think the time alone is good for me, and I am enjoying it. This summer I felt very lonely being by myself most of the time, but now I relish it, and when ...

... which is not exciting and took the bus to explore the ancient Thai capital Sokuthai (No1 bus from train to bus station, then bus straight to Sukothai old city - as always the condutors are very helpful and will tell you when you're there - off the tourist track you won't find many places with romanic characters, although thankfully they still use arabic numbers which helps when you ...

... They were all dressed in uniforms, and waiting for parents on small motorbikes, or scooters to come and pick them up. They watched us as eagerly as we watched them. I went off to buy some ice cream from a vendor, and his entire cart was covered with 7-9 year old girls asking him for ice cream. When I approached, the only white, blond person arround, they all ...

... adventure today when we boarded the wrong train and didn't discover our mistake until we had already started moving! Fortunately, the train was going the same route as ours and turned out to be a 2nd class express train, so we got to ride in cushy air conditioned comfort until the next station, where we got out to wait for our intended 3rd class ride. Never a dull moment! We arrived in Phitsanulok, further to the north, then dined at a fantastic restaurant. Todd had a ...