Ubiquity

Of course there are the obvious things you can’t miss when you visit Thailand—rice fields, temples, and orange-clad monks. Instead of the obvious, here’s a list of things I didn’t expect.

Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Chiang Rai

The city of Chiang Rai, located in the far north of Thailand, had been on our wishlist from day one of our journey. We had both seen pictures of the famous Wat Rong Khun, the "white temple" of Chiang Rai. Sara never needs an excuse to go on a weekend adventure, but for myself, being more of a homebody, I was excited to see the white temple in person.

The First Kingdom of Siam (Part 2)

Ok, here we go…the reason we came to Sukhothai: the Historical Park! We spent the entire day here, and we still didn’t see it all. To be fair, some ruins really are more impressive than others and once you see one slab of bricks, the next one just isn’t as earth-shattering. We did hit up almost everything on the must-see list, and they really were incredible. Get ready for a history- and photo-heavy post (and remember—you can always click on an image to see a larger version)!

 

Wat Chana Songkhram

This temple appears to have been built around the fourteenth century. The bell-shaped stupa is a very good example of the "Sukhothai" style that is considered the highest form of Thai art.