ill pick up where vas and kyle left off...the morning of the 17th. After a night experiencing Bangkok's nightlife, we caught the early train to Phitsanulok. The 6 hour train was comfortable and easy to navigate. Arriving in Phitsanulok, we checked into a nearby hostel, the Lithai Guest House, which featured an interior open air garden. Phitsanulok was really legit but completely not touristy. We may have only seen two other tourists the entire day but we did see the locals going about their daily business including jogging, aerobics, and badminton along the river. We also visited the main wat of the city, but services were being held. All in all, a very different experience from Bangkok because none of the locals approached us really. It was still very cool as we had dinner on a floating restaurant (spiciest meal of my life) and turned in relatively early.
The next morning we took the short bus ride to Sukhothai to visit the temple ruins of Historical 'Old' Sukhothai. After checking in at our authetic bungalow hostel, Garden House, (legit gardens) we took our 17th different mode of transportation, a bike/tuk tuk/truck bed to Old Sukhothai. There, we rented bikes and rode all around the ruins, which were really immense and expansive with plenty of large Buddha statues to pose with (Ben took 234 pictures and actually believes he is a professional photographer i think..)
Afterwards we came back to New Sukhothai and made the impromptu decision to take the bus to Chiang Mai that afternoon since there wasn't anything much else to see in Sukhothai. 5 long hours later we arrived at Chiang Mai and found our hostel, MD House, which is amazing. Before blogging and turning in, we had a quick meal at the local Irish pub, which happened to serve delicious pizzas. Ive never seen Vas so happy..
Afterwards we came back to New Sukhothai and made the impromptu decision to take the bus to Chiang Mai that afternoon since there wasn't anything much else to see in Sukhothai. 5 long hours later we arrived at Chiang Mai and found our hostel, MD House, which is amazing. Before blogging and turning in, we had a quick meal at the local Irish pub, which happened to serve delicious pizzas. Ive never seen Vas so happy..
One thing I've enjoyed so far has been the increasing kindness (without personal interests involved) of the Thai people as we have moved away from the touristy areas of Bangkok where everyone is constantly trying to sell you something. On the train to Phisonulok, we were approaching by a younger lady who spoke English offering to help us to find where we were going next. Just after exiting the train, a lady (whose 5 year old daughter was very interested in observing us during the trip) approached us and also offered to direct us to our hostel. And, again, on the bus to Sukhothai, the man sitting next to me offered me his water after a minute of meeting him. All in all, the innate Thai kindness here has been nice to experience.
Ok, off to bed after a very, very long day. Hitting up Chiang Mai tomorrow. Goodnight all.
-Anthony
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