After 2 short days and a bit of nightlife in Bangkok, on the second night we started our trip to upnorth. Our first destination was Sukhothai. According to Perasa – my Thai friend- it was the best historical place in Thailand.
On the way to Sukhothai with Secil
The city had been the capital of Sukhothai Kingdom which ruled in the 13th & 14th centuries and it covers ruins of hundreds of temples including many many Buddha statues. The site was very well preserved and well protected until today. Sukhothai Historical Park and the surrounding area was quite large so we did the best thing by renting bikes to cover all the site, it was also good to avoid the humid and hot weather.
Sukhothai Historical Park
Secil and I also went to another historical park called Si Satchalani which was one hour away from Sukhothai. We woke up quite early in the morning to avoid the warmth of the noon time, we again rented bikes and discovered the historical site in 1/2 a day.
Sukhothai Park Sunset & Neverending Bike rides with Secil
In the beginning of the trip, I was expecting to lose a bit of weight however it is impossible with this super delicious real Thai food. It is much better than what I used to try back in Belgium. And also the shakes, watermelon, coconut, melon, strawberry, zillions of milkshakes, all very fresh and tasty. I should write about Thai food & the milkshakes in a seperate section.
Enjoying my Pad Thai Prawn at Poo - a resto run by a Belgian in Sukhothai
So with cycling, i was feeling slightly healthier at least. In the 2.5 days we were in Sukhothai, we were on the bikes for at least 10 hours. Sukhothai was the best place for it, as it was flat and all the historical sites were easily accessible by bikes.
Another good part of Sukhothai trip was the 2 young Dutch guys we met at the hostel, Diederick and Yael from Zevenaar, both 18 years-old, on the way for a couple of months to explore Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam after the high school graduation. They are taking much easier than I do though, they plan to visit 4 countries in 4 months whereas i planned to do it in 6 weeks.
Bank & Yael & Mimi & Diderick & old Thai Guy
We had quite a lot of fun with the locals, Bank, the old guy & Mimi - the receptionist at our hostel while they were all trying the local rice whiskey. This woman was so grumpy most of the time however thanks to the rice whiskey she was all of a sudden very cheerful and helpful unlike the normal times.
Puppies i adored in Sukhothai Historical Park
Sukhothai trip was 2.5 days only but enough to explore all the historical places, to start getting to know the real Thai food, to meet up with some cool backpackers, to have fun together with the drunk locals...
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