Hello everyone!
We are currently in Sukhothai and enjoying everything that it has to offer. We got here after having an amazing time in the hill tribes. After a day of trekking through the mountians we spent some time staying in a Lahu village. While we were there we helped the community by building three bathrooms and we learned that the Lahu word for hello, goodbye and thank you is “A boo ua jaa”. On our last day there we hiked into the woods where we had a bamboo lunch. Our guide made bowls, cups and chopsticks out of bamboo, then we cooked over a fire.
On our way back to town we were surprised with elephant rides! We were all extremley excited as we climbed on top of the elephants to ride back to town. It was a wobly ride but well worth it. After we got down the mountians, and took a ton of pictures with the elepants, we headed towards out hotel. On the way back we stopped by a shop to see a 300 pound anaconda. Some of us even took pictures with it.
Overall, it was a pretty exciting week. There was a small change in plans, we are not longer going to Bangkok due to the flooding. However we are just grateful to be safe from the floods. After Sukhothai we are heading to Cambodia, but I think we made memories in Thailand that we will never forget.
Best wishes from Thailand,
Alex 🙂
~**TRIVIA**~
by josie
Sukhothai buddhas are depicited in an elegant style with sinuous bodies and slender oval faces. The spiritual aspect of the buddha are emphisied by omitting many small anatomical details.
Sukhothai is famous for Sawankhalok style pottery.
In Cambodia the Hindu infulence in art was major. Pre-gupta style for buddhist figures and Pallava Dynasty style for Hindu figures. Nowadays understanding the social context is imperitive to understanding Khmer art due to the lack of religious representation.