Sukhothai 20th to the 21st June

The journey ahead from the north of Thailand back to Bangkok was a pretty huge one so I decided to split it in two. There were two main options for stops, both sites of some cool ruins. The deciding factor that led me to Sukhothai was the fact it’s the less popular option.

But anyway, a quick 8hr bus later I checked-in to a hotel (as there were no hostels). I had a huge room and my own bathroom! I was living the life.

I took myself for a stroll to find some dinner when Sokhotai greeted me properly with one of the most beautiful skies I’d seen. Bright blues with golden clouds, which you’ll see. Combined with the beautiful temples and palm trees, it was stunning. So I ran around a bit taking photos and eventually had some dinner.

The following day I rented myself another bike and cycled around two of the four historical parks. Throughout the course of our leisurely cycles I became very fond of my bright yellow bike, you’ll see I even took a selfie with her/it included.

The Buddhist temples were all built in the Khmer style – the same as Angkor Wat, although marginally less impressive. What they lacked in grandeur, they made up for in not crawling with tourists. I remember reading a lot of interesting tidbits in the booklet I had, however I’ve forgotten all of that.

I remember the Sukhothai, while now a place, was a kingdom itself and went through various tides of size – at one point covering most of modern Thailand. Reflecting while writing this, I wonder if Sukhothai is where we get the words Thailand and Thai people from… I’m not gonna fact check it but it seems right. 

Anyway it was a really easy and fun relaxing stop. And a very nice way to break up the journey. That evening I took a night bus to where all roads in SE Asia lead – Bangkok.

Back in Bangkok I returned to my home away from home. Where I was arriving at 4am they left me a note to check myself in. I took a photo of the note because it was the sweetest! No wonder I keep going back to this place – it’s not just the free tea/coffee/snacks – although they don’t hurt. 

Having come from the North of Thailand, and given Thailand’s geography  there is only one way to continue, my heading continues to be southerly. I seem to have forgotten about this whole going east malarkey…