Monday, October 24, 2005

thailand - sukhothai





sukhothai was once known as the capital of thailand...back in the day. it is now frequented by the odd tourist, passing by visiting the historical park, which is really beautiful - no matter how many buddah statues ones sees! we caught the bus with this thai woman, not much of a looker but typically thai. at the park, we hired bicycles and cycled the day away and even had an encounter with a monsoon, which lasted about an hour. it was actually relief from the heat - a blessing in disguise, no doubt.

whilst strolling in the street after eating in the night market (and surviving!), we came across an elephant. yes, a real one. judging by the camera shake, we were rather excited - the night markets are incredible. they're buzzing with locals. not many spoke english but some had the basics which helped. (ie: no meat. how much? beer...) it was a real experience, a very, very good one at that.

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