The first thing to hit about Sukhothai New Town after our previous stops is that they don't expect so many English people there. This is a very Thai town, with very few hawkers trying to sell you suits/taxis/massages/drugs. We arrived around sunset, as their Night Market kicked off in earnest. The market is based round a Buddhist Wat, with a huge statue, and a big portion of the market is run by the monks themselves. A big town festival was starting in a few days, and they had a small (and incredibly rickety) fun fair, and a small area where locals were playing matches of a strange hybrid of football and badminton...
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| A luvverly bunch of coconuts |
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| They don't have the hang of ripping people off here. For 20 baht (40p), we won 4 toys. |
We also found several lovely restaurants. The first in a shed by the river;
The second had the greatest name ever;
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| Surprisingly tasty |
And the final one, Dream Cafem just had the best food ever, and a selection of alcoholic elixirs claiming to give you energy, good health and virility!
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| Spring rolls 3 ways |
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| Larb or Laap or I don't know they keep changing the spelling. Minced meat with mint and basil and chilli. It's lovely, |
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| Various potions and crazy decor. |
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| Chicken fried in banana leaf. |
The main draw of the town is the UNESCO protected historical park in the old town. Tens of temples built by various rulers and kings over decades- proper Indiana Jones type stuff. You have to cycle round to see even half in a day!
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| Jenny being excitable |
In other news... Ben ate insects and we failed to get a good picture of the music festival that we went to!
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| Grubs are horrible. |
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| Grasshoppers not so bad |
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| ROCK. Or bad pop to be honest... |
