Monday, Feb 6
We spent a fair amount of time traveling north through the Thai countryside in the bus today, but there were some great stops along the way.
First at the Monument to Queen Suriyothai who is reputed to have saved her husband during elephant battle by throwing herself in front on the enemy (probably those pesky Burmese). Small plaster elephants and other animals have been left in prayer for wishes to be granted.
The whole trip was a snack tour as our leader seems to have a ferocious sweet tooth - fried bananas, sesame peanut brittle, coconut cream buns, and a stop to watch women along the roadside frying things in woks of oil.
Then a stop at the spectacular Temple of Mirrors (Wat Chantaram in Utaithani), just full of columns covered with small diamond shaped mirrors. We've learned a lot about Buddhism with lots more to go.
We finally got to tonight's hotel, the very lovely Legendary Sukkothai, all one level of individual rooms "in the Thai village style" around a swimming pool. Lovely, lovely landscaping with flowers and or hides and yet another ruined temple out back.
We spent a fair amount of time traveling north through the Thai countryside in the bus today, but there were some great stops along the way.
First at the Monument to Queen Suriyothai who is reputed to have saved her husband during elephant battle by throwing herself in front on the enemy (probably those pesky Burmese). Small plaster elephants and other animals have been left in prayer for wishes to be granted.
Then a stop at the spectacular Temple of Mirrors (Wat Chantaram in Utaithani), just full of columns covered with small diamond shaped mirrors. We've learned a lot about Buddhism with lots more to go.
We finally got to tonight's hotel, the very lovely Legendary Sukkothai, all one level of individual rooms "in the Thai village style" around a swimming pool. Lovely, lovely landscaping with flowers and or hides and yet another ruined temple out back.
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