La Wat Arun sau Templul Zorilor ajungi trecand cu barca din statia Tha Tien, langa Marele Palat, pe malul celalalt al Chao Praya. Te costa doat 3 baht si traversarea dureaza cateva minute. La Wat Arun sunt mereu vizitatori, mai … Continue reading
We entered the Wat Pho or The Temple of the Reclining Buddha by a lateral gate, as we have been wrong advices by a guy standing near the Grand Palace. Nevertheless, on our way we passed near a nice park, … Continue reading
The last temple which we visited in Si Satchanalai, and may be the most interesting, was Wat Phra Si Ratanamahathat. The archeological remains suggest that the complex was erected in the pre-Sukhotai period, probably around 1237. The Khmer style prang, … Continue reading
The second part of the post concerning the Si Satchanalai Historical Park presents other 4 wats we have seen there. All the information, for both Sukhotai and Si Satchanalai Historical Park, has as source aguide published by the Fine Arts … Continue reading
Si Satchanalai is located 550 km North of Bangkok. Together with the Historical Park Sukhotai, the Historical Park Si Satchanalai is part of the UNESCO treasury under the name of ‘Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns’ The ancient … Continue reading
The last wat we visited that morning was Wat Chang Lom.The chedi is interesting here, adorned with elephant statues, coming out from the wall, as they sustain the whole chedi. This morning visit gave us a good feeling due to … Continue reading
We visited the ruins of Wat Phra Phai Luang, near the great North gate of the Old Town Sukhotai. They are encircled by a large moat full of water, of 600 m length at each side. Three large prangs, adorned … Continue reading
Our next stop was Wat Si Chum, an interesting temple, where the Buddha image looks to us through a fence in the wall. The statue is 15 m tall, and the width – from one knee to the other – … Continue reading
Our second day in Sukhotai started early in the morning, at 6 o’clock, when the tuk-tuk arrived to take us to Wat Saphan Hin, in the western part of the Old Town, ouside the Historical Park. It was Paolo’s recommendation … Continue reading
The Historical Park Sukhotai has aprox. 70 square kilometers, and it is divided in 5 zones, the central one being the most important. The monuments here have been restaurated starting 1960 and the park is well preserved and very clean. … Continue reading