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Sukhothai was an early kingdom in north central Thailand that existed from 1238 until 1438. The old capital is in ruins and has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage historical park. For me, this is near the top of my list for places to visit in Thailand.
Anne, my recently retired friend from OR, and I took a 5-hr bus ride from Chiang Mai to Sukhothai with snacks, Thai books and a novel to ward off boredom on long trip. First thing we did was pull our extra shirts and scarves from backpacks to counteract the too cold A/C. When we arrived, we rented bikes for the next 3 days, checked into GH (the front desk guy remembered us from 2 years ago, as we did him) and took a swim. Explored the area and had a few beers on our patio, before dinner at the GH. The next day, we explored the park ruins with lovely trees and breezes from the double moats around the old city, and had lunch at a Thai noodle shop out in the country.
The last day, we stumbled on an orchid fair where I was lucky enough to find some seeds to bring home for several Thai veggies.
