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Back to Thailand to complete our trip to the North of Thailand which was interrupted when COVID 19 changed the world. The last week of our trip is relaxing in Khao Lak after having a busy few months. Read more
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    Dinner

    October 3, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 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.

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    Prasat Thong Kham (Golden Castle)

    October 4, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 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 The Golden Castle and the Diamond Temple. It is undoubtedly the most famous and visited temple in Uthai Thani province. Built in the Ayutthaya period with tree trunks, it was nicknamed Wat Tha Sung, sung meaning log in Thai. The original temple gradually fell into disrepair until the revered monk Luang Por Ruesi Ling Dam launched its restoration and turned it into a big centre for Buddhist teaching.

    The Golden Castle was incredible, absolutely stunning.

    Prasat Thong Kham also nicknamed the Golden Castle. Exterior and interior are covered in gold with magnificently carved reliefs, especially on the many doors of the building.    Read more

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    Diamond Temple

    October 4, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ 🌩️ 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 of Luang Por Ruesi Ling Dam is housed in a glass coffin.Read more

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    Legendha Sukhotai

    October 4, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 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.

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    Dinner

    October 4, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 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.

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    Sukhothai Historical Park

    October 5, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ 🌧 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 style electric golf cart to take us around.

    The Sukhothai Historical Park ruins are one of Thailand’s most impressive World Heritage sites. The park includes the remains of 21 historical sites and four large ponds within the old walls, with an additional 70 sites within a 5km radius.

    The architecture of Sukhothai temples is most typified by the classic lotus-bud chedi, featuring a conical spire topping a square-sided structure on a three-tiered base. Some sites exhibit other rich architectural forms introduced and modified during the period, such as bell-shaped Sinhalese and double-tiered Srivijaya chedi.    Read more

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    Wat Mahathat

    October 5, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ 🌧 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, between 1292 and 1347 as the main temple of the city as well as the Sukhothai Kingdom.Read more

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    Wat Sa Sawai

    October 5, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ 🌧 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.

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    Wat Sa Si

    October 5, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ 🌧 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 performed religious functions.Read more

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    Si Satchanalai Historical Park

    October 5, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ 🌩️ 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 this is another large park we went via an electric bus. The total area is 45.14 square kilometres with 283 monuments.Read more

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    Wat Nang Phaya

    October 5, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ 🌩️ 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 in diamond shaped frames which are from the Ayutthaya Period.Read more

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    Wat Chang Lom

    October 5, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ 🌧 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 the name of this temple.

    The second level of the base of the stupa has 20 niches , which contained seated Buddha images, a feature inspired by Mon temple architecture. A railing in the form of snakes surrounds this level of the stupa.

    Higher up just below the spire of the chedi are reliefs of walking Buddha Images.    Read more

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    Lunch

    October 5, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 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. The ice cream was yum though.Read more

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    On the Road to Chiang Mai

    October 6, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 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 through a rice paddy.

    Lid talked about food for the first 2 hours, John slept or pretended to sleep not sure which.

    We had a very short break for a coffee and then back on the road.    Read more

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    Arrived Chiang Mai

    October 6, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ 🌩️ 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.

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    Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep

    October 6, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ 🌩️ 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 wát is a beautiful example of northern Thai architecture, reached via a 306-step staircase flanked by naga (mythical sea serpents). The climb is intended to help devotees accrue Buddhist merit. We took the cable car.

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    Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep

    October 6, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ 🌩️ 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 from Sukhothai and it broke into two pieces at the base of the mountain, with one piece being enshrined at Wat Suan Dok. The second fragment was mounted onto a sacred white elephant that wandered the jungle until it died, in the process selecting the spot where the monastery was later founded.

    The terrace at the top of the steps is dotted with breadfruit trees, small shrines, rock gardens and monuments, including a statue of the white elephant that carried the Buddha relic to its current resting place. Before entering the inner courtyard, children pay their respects to a lizard-like guardian dragon statue known as 'Mom'.    Read more

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    Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep

    October 6, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ 🌩️ 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 with Thailand.Read more

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