Dinner
3 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Lid suggested fancy restaurant next door to our Hotel. We decided who needs fancy when a great noodle street food place is opposite and it was cheap, a total of $6 for the both of us.
Sukhothai next stop
4 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Breakfast finished and ready to hit the road and drive to Sukhothai. The weather today is wet and overcast.
Prasat Thong Kham (Golden Castle)
4 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
A lot of driving today. After 2 hours we finally arrived at our first attraction for the day, and it was definitely worth the drive.
Wat Tha Sung, is a large Buddhist complex which also has TheЧитать далее
ПутешественникWhat tha sung sounds like you are swearing again 😂 Nice castle though.
Diamond Temple
4 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌩️ 31 °C
The temple is stunning with its Crystal Sanctuary 100 meters long which could be called the Thailand's hall of mirrors with its walls and columns covered with mirrors. This is where the corpse ofЧитать далее
Lunch on the River
4 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Lunch today was a private cruise down the river.
Legendha Sukhotai
4 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
3 more hours of driving and we arrive at our Hotel. We will be staying here for 2 nights. The Hotel is quite nice and appears to have a lot of facilities.
Our Room
4 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Our room basic but has a lovely view over the pool and park.
Spa
4 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
After a short walk around the Hotel I went for a Thai massage.
Dinner
4 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
More food, dinner was lovely. Just hope with all the food we are eating the scales do not show any weight gains. No scales in the rooms. I guess we are on holidays.
ПутешественникWas that banana cooked? Looks like it was. Seems like an interesting idea for banana split.
Sukhothai Historical Park
5 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
Today we started later than usual, which was nice. Our tourist agenda today is visiting Sukhothai Historical Park which is very close to our Hotel.
Once at the Park we hopped into an old styleЧитать далее
Wat Mahathat
5 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
Wat Mahathat is the most important and impressive temple in Sukhothai Historical Park. The temple's name translates to 'temple of the great relic'. The temple was founded by Sri Indraditya, betweenЧитать далее
ПутешественникI like how the statues are smiling. They usually have just a neutral expression.
Wat Sa Sawai
5 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
This temple includes 3 Khmer Style corn shaped stupas. Fragments of images of Hindu Gods found in situ and a Siva image enshrined in the porch of the 2nd Stupa.
Wat Sa Si
5 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
This temple has a bell shaped chedi, a vihara and a hall in the middle of the reservoir. The ordination hall in the middle points to a Buddhist concept of demarcating an area where monks performedЧитать далее
Si Satchanalai Historical Park
5 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌩️ 31 °C
Back in the car for and drive to the historic centre of Si Satchanalai, north of Sukhothai, which boasts an impressive collection of temples in what was the kingdom's spiritual capital. Again, as thisЧитать далее
Wat Nang Phaya
5 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌩️ 31 °C
The main stupa of the temple is bell shaped influenced by the Lankan Style. Stucco work on the wall of the assembly hall is intricately carved with floral scrolls intertwined with delicate leaves inЧитать далее
Wat Chang Lom
5 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
The main structure at Wat Chang Lom is a large bell-shaped stupa and dates back to the 15th century. There are big sculptures of elephants, totaling 39, all around the base, which is reflected in theЧитать далее
Lunch
5 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Time for lunch. Lid still keeps ordering heaps of food, we have tried many times to explain only a few dishes, but he orders 5 or more dishes this time lots of fish which we really did not enjoy. TheЧитать далее
Back at the Hotel for a swim
5 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
After an 1 hour drive back to the Hotel via the bank to exchange some money and collect the laundry, it was time for a swim before we start packing again as we leave early in the morning to ChaingЧитать далее
Leaving Sukhothai
6 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
Leaving Sukhothai today and driving 4 hours further north to Chiang Mai.
On the Road to Chiang Mai
6 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
A long and winding road in the countryside was a short cut to Chiang Mai according to Pod our driver. Not sure it was shorter but took 4 hours. No rain but mist over the mountains. Even drove throughЧитать далее
Arrived Chiang Mai
6 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌩️ 31 °C
Arrived in Chiang Mai just in time for lunch. The restaurant was quite large and very pretty and on the plus side we actually selected our own food.
Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep
6 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌩️ 28 °C
Overlooking the city from its mountain throne, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep is one of northern Thailand's most sacred temples, and its founding legend is learned by every schoolkid in Chiang Mai. The wátЧитать далее
Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep
6 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌩️ 29 °C
The monastery was established in 1383 by King Keu Naone to enshrine a piece of bone said to be from the shoulder of the historical Buddha. The bone shard was brought to Lanna by a wandering monk fromЧитать далее
Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep
6 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌩️ 29 °C
The inner terrace has a walkway which circumnavigates the gleaming golden chedi enshrining the relic. The crowning five-tiered umbrella marks the city's independence from Burma and its union withЧитать далее
ПутешественникI’m pretty sure I went to that one when I went there. I’ll have to get out the old photo albums to check.
View of Chiang Mai
6 октября 2023 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌩️ 29 °C
View of Chiang Mai from Mount Doi Suthep.
ПутешественникLove street noodle places!
ПутешественникYeah the street places often taste better then the fancy places.