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 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
We left Chiang Mai by bus, at 6 o’clock in the morning, to go to Sukhotai. The length of the way was of about 250 km and it took 5 hours. There are 12 buses per day, and a ticket … Continue reading
Legend has it that Padua was founded by a Greek, named Antenore, who came from Troy. The sarcophagus, called Antenore’s Tomb, seems to confirm the legend as, in 1274, was discovered here the skeleton of a warrior. Behind the tomb, … Continue reading
I am very sorry that I kept you waiting, may be too much, for my next post about Albania. I was ill but now I’m back to continue. In fact, this is the last post about Albania. It is about … Continue reading
In 2005, Gjirokaster became an objective in the UNESCO world treasury, and in 1961 the Albanian government granted the title of “museum-town”. Known as Argyropolis (Silver City) sau Argyrokastron (Silver Castle), the settlement appeared in the Vth. century BC, but … Continue reading
As we have never been in Bosnia, we decided to come back home, crossing the North-East of Bosnia. Our itinerary was Hum (border-crossing between Montenegro and Bosnia)- Brod-Foca-Visegrad-Vardiste (border-crossing Bosnia and Serbia). The road follows the Drina valley. The arrow … Continue reading
Further, I enter in a yard were I see Birojeon or the Hall with Budha Vairocana. The construction was erected on 751, has been burnt by the Japanese invaders and rebuilt on 1666. The Saritap from the yard, a stupa … Continue reading
Bulguska is considered no.1 Budhist temple in Korea and when I visited it, I understood why. I reached the place by a bus from Lake Bomun (no.10, 11, or 700; 1500 won one way). From the bus station I climbed … Continue reading
On a radius of 40 km, around Gyeongbok Palace, there are 40 tombs of kings and queens of the Joseon dynasty. They all have been entered into the UNESCO heritage on 2009. The royal tombs are under the etiquette of … Continue reading