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The First Capital - Sukhothai
Sukhothai, Thailand, 13-15 May 2008
Sukhothai was the capital of Thailand even before Ayathaya was the capital of Thailand. The Lonely Planet states "if you can only digest one ancient city Sukhothai should be top of the list" and we couldn't agree more. It was all here on a grand scale. Temples, chedi's, stupa's, big Buddha's, little Buddha's, and all the other good stuff. While the other towns we had visited had Buddhist ruins scattered here and there, Sukhothai has a large number of them all together in one big parkland area, and they are bigger and more impressive that those seen elsewhere 
On our 2nd day we rented bicycles and went exploring outside the old city walls. It was nice to be cycling around in the countryside but, again, nothing topped the ancient ruins and architecture found within the park in old town Sukhothai. Rolling ever on we caught a morning bus to Chiang Mai in northern Thailand.
Sukhothai was the capital of Thailand even before Ayathaya was the capital of Thailand. The Lonely Planet states "if you can only digest one ancient city Sukhothai should be top of the list" and we couldn't agree more. It was all here on a grand scale. Temples, chedi's, stupa's, big Buddha's, little Buddha's, and all the other good stuff. While the other towns we had visited had Buddhist ruins scattered here and there, Sukhothai has a large number of them all together in one big parkland area, and they are bigger and more impressive that those seen elsewhere 
On our 2nd day we rented bicycles and went exploring outside the old city walls. It was nice to be cycling around in the countryside but, again, nothing topped the ancient ruins and architecture found within the park in old town Sukhothai. Rolling ever on we caught a morning bus to Chiang Mai in northern Thailand.
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