Rajchawong Hotel Phitsanulok

... of teaching my first class was still in the back of my head, overwhelming me since I was given<br>no syllabus, textbook, or just a general idea of what my student's skill level was. I also have little confidence in the level of teaching training I had been prepared with. It's so difficult to be thrown into this situation and not even know if my lesson plans will be too advanced, or too juvenile. Who wants to look incompetent on their first day of work?<br>

... rauniokaupugissa ihmettelemassa temppeleiden jaannoksia. Vuokrattiin pyorat ja ajeltiin aluetta ympariinsa. Vahan jo hajottiin suosittujen paikkojen kalleuteen (piheys on iskeny nakojaan kovasti) eika tutustuttu kuin osaan alueesta, vaan siinakin riitti kylla nakemista. Nyt pitaa lopettaa, kone menee kiinni :) Jep jep, ylihuomenna siis matka nailla nakymin jatkuu kohti Vientianea. Palataan taas juttuun.<br> Paula & Wille

... wel de moeite: allereerst stonden de vele sloppenwijken in fel contrast met de rest van bangkok. Nadien zagen we overal rijstvelden met honderden ooievaars! En we zijn zelfs een tempel met apen gepasseerd...  Eens we in Phitsanulok waren aangekomen, kregen we een lift aangeboden [in de laadbak van hun truck tijdens een hevige moesonbui!] door vriendelijke maar chaotische Thais die ons natuurlijk naar het verkeerde hotel leidden ...

... taste the longing, the yearning, the passion for experiencing life through this poem. I have carried it with me on this journey, and through my experience with meditation, I have experienced the living wisdom that this poem embodies. The Invitation "It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for- if you dare to dream of meeting your hearts longing. It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you ...

... and the water supply adequate could this be another in the same chain as the Nankorn Phrae? We discovered the answer to that one next morning. The breakfast in both hotels was of the same standard and I'll leave it at that! One never agrees to take a room anywhere before seeing it; for one thing, how can one negotiate a better deal on the basis that the room offered isn't good enough without seeing the room. The problem is that everything may be in place, clean and very good looking ...

... student, who lives in Phitsanoluk, took me into town. We stopped by a house which is dedicated to Vipassana meditation. I had no idea it was there. I'm not sure who it is owned by, but there is a room for sitting and next to it is a small bedroom. They invited me to stay there any time I am in town. When we got there, about five monks were gathered in the sitting room. I recognized all of them, they had ...

... and about 3-400 followers!!! It was hilarious, everyone in shellsuits, leg warmers, sweat bands, jumping and pumping around the square. We then saw or rather heard, one of the kareoke boats passing under the bridge, a very strange idea, but apparently very popular with Japanese tourists and locals alike. We then headed for some thing to eat, there is a great night market along the riverbank, selling some delicious ...

A songthaew, a train, a tuc-tuc, a bus and then another songthaew finally brought us to Sukhothai, the overload of transport varieties being due to train and bus stations always being so thoughtfully placed well out of town. However, the fact of the train service being a special express with comfortable, well-reclining, padded seats, air-con and a stewardess on hand to serve us 2 free meals during the 7 hour journey meant that it actually wasn ...

Another whistle stop through Sukothai, another former Thai capital awash with ancient ruins and a rich history. The Sukothai Historical Park is chock-full of intriguing temples, ruins and statues - and we spent a pleasant afternoon cycling around through the leafy complex eyeing up the various structures. Perhaps if we had not seen Angkor Wat yet, we would be ...

Im 15. Jahrhundert war Phitsanulok fuer 25 Jahre die Hauptstadt von Thailand. Die heutige Bedeutung der Stadt liegt in ihrer Funktion als Verkehrsknotenpunkt - diese Tatsache hat die Stadt natuerlich gepraegt. Der Tempel Wat Phra Si Ratana Mahathat beherbergt eine von Thailands am meisten verehrte und kopierte Buddha Statue. Diese beruehmte Bronze Figur (natuerlich vergoldet) gilt in der religioesen Hierarchie ...