We were urged by the locals to pay a visit to the park, so off we went in our bike! I don't have any favourites here, but two of the Buddhist monasteries are worth spending time looking.
Wat Chang Lom
This is a Buddhist monastery located in the heart of Si Satchanalai. Built in the 14th century, this structure has architecture influence from Sri Lanka.
The main stupa is round-shaped, with a high square base. The base of the structure is surrounded by 39 elephant sculptures.
Wat Ched Thaeo
Another important Buddhist monastery of Sri Satchanalai. Writings suggest that this might be the royal graveyard of the Sukhothai dynasty.
Stupas in this temple were built in various styles - round, lotus and square.
Compared to Sukhothai Historical Park, this site isn't as well restored, many temples are already damaged beyond recognition.
Temples are also very scattered and far apart. The whole area looks like an unkept jungle - felt errie after a while!
Just before dawn, it was time to get out of the park and head back to Sukhothai.
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