Sukhothai

We took a 5 hour bus from Chang Mai to Sukhothai. Sukhothai was Thailand's capital at one period and has many ruins that are so impressive it was designated a UN Heritage site. Our friends Adrian & Kerry had recommended this stop (they came back with some incredible photos). When we got off the bus in Sukhothai we realized we needed to make some room on our camera's memory card. Unfortunately we were unable to find any internet cafes that had the ability to burn our pictures onto a disc. We checked into our guest house & did our best to delete some old pictures before taking a bus out to Old Sukhothai.

The ruins are spread over 45 kilometers so there are many bike shops that you can rent from to pedal around the park. By the time we got our bikes and into the historical park it was about 4:30pm. This was good because the sun was starting to go down, making for some more bearable temperatures. We had a great time riding from each spot to the next, several of the wats were accessible by tree-lined paths around vast ponds. We noticed several professional photographers taking advantage of the amazing scenery. One looked like he was shooting a calendar or something with some models dressed up in some very colorful traditional clothing. (pictures to come later, we are posting from a slow internet cafe)