SUKHOTHAI HISTORICAL PARK WAT MAHATHAT Early in the morning a couple of visitors bike toward Sukhothai Historical Park in northwestern Thailand Hundreds of years ago Thailand was called the Kingdom of Siam Sukhothai was its busy capital city Today only ruins remain of ancient Sukhothai 4
OTHER TOP SITES DAMNOEN SADUAK FLOATING MARKET GRAND PALACE KHAO YAI NATIONAL PARK WAT PHO The visitors pass peaceful ponds dotted with floating lotus flowers Soon magnificent Buddhist temples or wats come into view They are all decorated with elegant carvings But Wat Si Chum stands out from the rest The visitors park their bikes and step through its entrance Inside they find a 49-foot 15-meter statue of the seated Buddha This is Thailand 5
