Farmer's Tan
Ugh, I have tons of new pictures but the computer is too old to upload them. So it's a simple blog post for now. Maybe in Chiang Mai, I'll be able to do it. So I've been busy, to not bore you with the details I'll just outline it for you.
Sat:
Wat : Where a man kissed me on the cheek and tried to take me some where. It was actually kind of weird, but not scary for so me reason, maybe because I was in a Buddhist temple.
Train to Phitsanuluk: I meet a Japanese women who was traveling to Ayuthaya because she couldn't go to Angkor Wat like she planed. She had been to many of the places I want to go like Italy and Prague.
Sawngthaew(pick up trunk with benches and a top) to bus station, bus to Sukhothai, sawngthaew to Garden House meet a couple from Rome. Very friendly manager. Okay meal at Night Market, internet, and a trip to Seven Eleven. Sleep!!
Sun: Old Sukhothai
Got up before the cocks, and headed off to Old Sukhothai which is an hour away by sawngthaew. I visited the first wat on foot then realized I did want a bike, so I rented a crocadile bike for twenty baht(a post later about all the things you can buy with twenty baht). The best thing I did. I rode a bike around to most of the wats. It was great. Pictures when I'm not using a deralict computer. The weather was wonderful, I love being wrong. But, of course I was a dumb ass and forgot to put on sunscreen(cause you know it's rainy season). Guess who has farmer's tan. I do!! Oh, look at the red tourist. It hurts, I can't remember the last time I've been this burnt.
Back in New Sukhothai I walked down to a market I saw coming back from Old Sukhothai. Great!! I have more wonderful pictures of a country market. I love farmers markets back in the States, so this was paradise for me. You could buy bugs, curry in bags, sausages, sweets, fruit, everything. And the nice thing was it all looked good and clean. The only times I wish I was traveling with someone is when I eat, so I could try more food. Ah, people were really nice too.
After the market I headed to a resturant I had passed on the way down. It had all the food layed out front, curries, raw veggies, fried fish, etc. She recommended a green curry that was delicious and chocked full of one of my favorite herbs, basil. After that it was back to the guesthouse for a bit of a break and then out again.
I decided to go to the Dream cafe, because it was supposed to have great desserts and a nice atmosphere. The atmosphere was definately nice but the desserts were all ice cream. I ordered coffee and fried bananas. I only eat cooked bananas which I love. I can't eat them raw(I know I'm weird). Bed.
Mon: Lopburi
I was supposed to go to Si Satchanalai-Chaliang Historical Park two hours from New Sukhothai. It's similar to Old Sukhothai but less busy. I decided the day before while sitting next to a pond that I wanted to see more Khmer style temples, so I thought why not go to Lopburi. Okay, here's the thing Lopburi is like three hours from Bangkok. So, I was going backwards(which is so like me). So, I got up early and took a train from Phitsanulok to Lopburi. And was planning on just taking a sleeper train from Lopburi to Chiang Mai the next night.
As always things didn't work out that way. Once I got to Lopburi they told me the rail is still out to Chiang Mai. So at midnight tonight I get on a train to Phitsanulok and then a bus on to Chiang Mai. Actually a day is all you need in Lopburi, but what a day it's been. The ruins are nice, but Ayuthaya's are probably better. Lots of pict(damn computer). I was a bif of a moron today but it worked out well. I was looking for a ruin and the thing was I had already been to it(dumbass).
Anyways, hot and lost I was wandering around when a police officer asked me where I was going. I showed them. One of them said he would take me. So today I got to ride behind a cop on a motorcycle in Thailand. Awesome. Then, after he took me to where I had already been I decided food and some rest would be good.
One place was closed, but luckily I stumbled onto a better place called the White Garden. A little girl waved me in so how could I not go there. It has a great atmosphere and nice staff. Actually they gave me some plantains to feed the elephant that came by while I was eating. I got to feed an elephant. After that I headed into monkey territory. Monkeys rule this town and there are a lot of them.
I took some pictures as I wandered down the street towards the main monkey infested temple. I can now say I've been crawling with monkeys. Seriously, I was covered in monkeys before I knew it. I was focusing on taking a picture,and then I was photo opp. myself. I learned today to stare down the young males and if one goes for your leg step towards it. They are young so it was okay, the older males would have been another issue. I realized later the other tourists had been give wooden sticks to keep the monkeys at bay.
So, tonight and tomorrow to Chiang Mai, I'm not sure where I will be staying of what I will be doing but that is Thailand. I'm having a great time as burnt as I am. Ah, wonderful. More later. This post is long enough and I'm leaving things out too. Take care!! Lah gorn!!
Sat:
Wat : Where a man kissed me on the cheek and tried to take me some where. It was actually kind of weird, but not scary for so me reason, maybe because I was in a Buddhist temple.
Train to Phitsanuluk: I meet a Japanese women who was traveling to Ayuthaya because she couldn't go to Angkor Wat like she planed. She had been to many of the places I want to go like Italy and Prague.
Sawngthaew(pick up trunk with benches and a top) to bus station, bus to Sukhothai, sawngthaew to Garden House meet a couple from Rome. Very friendly manager. Okay meal at Night Market, internet, and a trip to Seven Eleven. Sleep!!
Sun: Old Sukhothai
Got up before the cocks, and headed off to Old Sukhothai which is an hour away by sawngthaew. I visited the first wat on foot then realized I did want a bike, so I rented a crocadile bike for twenty baht(a post later about all the things you can buy with twenty baht). The best thing I did. I rode a bike around to most of the wats. It was great. Pictures when I'm not using a deralict computer. The weather was wonderful, I love being wrong. But, of course I was a dumb ass and forgot to put on sunscreen(cause you know it's rainy season). Guess who has farmer's tan. I do!! Oh, look at the red tourist. It hurts, I can't remember the last time I've been this burnt.
Back in New Sukhothai I walked down to a market I saw coming back from Old Sukhothai. Great!! I have more wonderful pictures of a country market. I love farmers markets back in the States, so this was paradise for me. You could buy bugs, curry in bags, sausages, sweets, fruit, everything. And the nice thing was it all looked good and clean. The only times I wish I was traveling with someone is when I eat, so I could try more food. Ah, people were really nice too.
After the market I headed to a resturant I had passed on the way down. It had all the food layed out front, curries, raw veggies, fried fish, etc. She recommended a green curry that was delicious and chocked full of one of my favorite herbs, basil. After that it was back to the guesthouse for a bit of a break and then out again.
I decided to go to the Dream cafe, because it was supposed to have great desserts and a nice atmosphere. The atmosphere was definately nice but the desserts were all ice cream. I ordered coffee and fried bananas. I only eat cooked bananas which I love. I can't eat them raw(I know I'm weird). Bed.
Mon: Lopburi
I was supposed to go to Si Satchanalai-Chaliang Historical Park two hours from New Sukhothai. It's similar to Old Sukhothai but less busy. I decided the day before while sitting next to a pond that I wanted to see more Khmer style temples, so I thought why not go to Lopburi. Okay, here's the thing Lopburi is like three hours from Bangkok. So, I was going backwards(which is so like me). So, I got up early and took a train from Phitsanulok to Lopburi. And was planning on just taking a sleeper train from Lopburi to Chiang Mai the next night.
As always things didn't work out that way. Once I got to Lopburi they told me the rail is still out to Chiang Mai. So at midnight tonight I get on a train to Phitsanulok and then a bus on to Chiang Mai. Actually a day is all you need in Lopburi, but what a day it's been. The ruins are nice, but Ayuthaya's are probably better. Lots of pict(damn computer). I was a bif of a moron today but it worked out well. I was looking for a ruin and the thing was I had already been to it(dumbass).
Anyways, hot and lost I was wandering around when a police officer asked me where I was going. I showed them. One of them said he would take me. So today I got to ride behind a cop on a motorcycle in Thailand. Awesome. Then, after he took me to where I had already been I decided food and some rest would be good.
One place was closed, but luckily I stumbled onto a better place called the White Garden. A little girl waved me in so how could I not go there. It has a great atmosphere and nice staff. Actually they gave me some plantains to feed the elephant that came by while I was eating. I got to feed an elephant. After that I headed into monkey territory. Monkeys rule this town and there are a lot of them.
I took some pictures as I wandered down the street towards the main monkey infested temple. I can now say I've been crawling with monkeys. Seriously, I was covered in monkeys before I knew it. I was focusing on taking a picture,and then I was photo opp. myself. I learned today to stare down the young males and if one goes for your leg step towards it. They are young so it was okay, the older males would have been another issue. I realized later the other tourists had been give wooden sticks to keep the monkeys at bay.
So, tonight and tomorrow to Chiang Mai, I'm not sure where I will be staying of what I will be doing but that is Thailand. I'm having a great time as burnt as I am. Ah, wonderful. More later. This post is long enough and I'm leaving things out too. Take care!! Lah gorn!!
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