Sawasdipong Hotel Sukhothai

Unsere Reise fuehrte uns ueber Bangkok in die ehemalige Koenigsstadt Sukhothai (ca. 1230-1350). Am Busbahnhof wurden wir von einem Deutsch sprechenden Einheimischen angesprochen ob wir nicht in sein neu eroeffnetes Guesthouse kommen wollen. Zuerst waren wegen des etwa hoeheren Preises skeptisch doch wir genossen die Zeit in der Unterkunft die in Punkto ...

... superbe avec ce soleil thai<br><br>On a mange un superbe repas encore une fois...<br><br>petit truc pour choisir son restaurant ou etale dans la rue<br><br>1) Observer ou mangent les locaux<br>2) Essayer de deviner ce qu'ils ont commande<br>3) C'est servi ! ;-)<br><br>---------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ---------------------------<br><br>-2 hours on the ordinary (no air-con)<br>We love this ...

... a rabbi etc...<br><br>I sat on a rock in the shade of a tree and looked at the ruins from a slight distance. A benefit to travelling in low season is that many of these places are nearly empty. There were just a few people around and all I heard was the sound of the birds chirping and the breeze rustling the leaves on the trees. I thought it would be a great opportunity to meditate, I've been seriously slacking in the respect. I looked down at my ...

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)<br><br>Its an amazing place, some of the temple and buildings being surrounded by lakes (unfortunately ...

... bags and only had to hold onto our small ones. The bus was no where near as crowded at the other one and didn't have to share a seat. It was impossible to sleep and so we bounced along for 7 hours and made it to Bangkok. Bangkok bus station is a nightmare. It took about 40 mins to get into the bus and then they tuk tuk drivers were all over you. We stood in line for 30 mins to catch an unmetered taxi who overcharged us to get to the hostel, a 15 ...

... were riding their mopeds and motorcycles over it as well. If you fell you would go down into the river which looked a wee bit shallow, but the fall was for more motivation to hurry up and get across as quickly as possible. We are now preparing to make the journey into Cambodia to see Angkor Wat. We will spend a few days here taking in the sights before making our way back to Thailand.

... time on a scooter, she was in no time acting like a biker pro, minus the leather chaps, vest, and tattoos and, within an hour's journey, we arrived at our destination, Si Satchanalai Historical Park. Akin to the ruins of Sukhothai, the ruins of Si Satchanalai are also relics from Siam's golden age, but much to our liking, are rarely explored by tourists. Moreover, while Sukhothai's ruins are safely explored via a series of ...

... City, the most notable of which is yet another Wat Mahathat. The temple grounds have lots of smaller chedi with Buddha statues in them. Tony was amazed by how quickly we were able to see everything yet still do it justice. The second day we spent cycling around the temples outside the main city wall, which again took nowhere near as long as we were ...

... He gave me an amulet to hold in one hand and then guided me in a long winded meditation where I was going to one chedi (a pagoda like structure) and meeting a crystal Buddha that gave me many images of my body. Once I picked the purest image of myself I entered into another chedi and in its center there were the Buddha's teeth (yes, teeth!!!). I then had to stare at the teeth and ask the Buddha to forgive me for my sins and that I'd go to heaven when ...

... I want to track this burning situation and see if my hunch is correct. Government officials say they can&#8217;t find the source of the problem, and the mayor of Chiang Mai says he&#8217;ll solve the problem by starting Songkran (the water festival) early. I think I can do better than that. <br><br>Anyway my plane ticket for Penang is from BKK, so we might as well be creative. Since I&#8217;ve heard nothing about smoke problems elsewhere in ...