Last week we (Nont, his friend Oh, and I) went to Sukothai (I think I spelled that right). It was the first capital of Thailand over 700 years ago...or at least it was until the Burmese came in and burned everything.
Despite this it is still gorgeous.
After Sukothai, we visited a temple, (also 700 years old) which holds a fantastically large Buddah. The gold is not original to the Buddah by the way. The Burmese took care to strip all the gold off of the monuments before they burned everything. Here, it is considered good luck to place gold leaf on a Buddah. The flower between his fingers is a young lotus.
They have some pretty neat looking fruit here. This one in particular is vietnamese. Personally I think it looks like it came out of the 80's.
Here are my host brothers; Nant is the cute one on the left and Nont is the large one licking chopsticks.
These two are from this past weekend when I went up to a temple with my host mom and her friend. The temple itself was still being built, but they couldn't have chosen a more beautiful spot.
That's all I have time for for now! More pictures coming soon!!
5 comments:
Oh my gosh this blogging thing is totally awesome! You are such a great writer and photographer I love it love it love it. I will be reading all the time. Miss you and love you, Lauren
WOW! More pictures please!
Kelly and Mom here....we're going to eat Thai food tonight in your honor....we're also doing research on Thai cooking schools!
We're working on the apt. right now!
I've got you in my feed reader now, so I won't lose track of you! You can really use this blog as a way to record all your thoughts and feelings, pictures, etc. And then when you come home, you have an amazingly detailed scrapbook at your fingertips! I'm just so giddy with glee for you!
FABULOUS Site! The photos are a wonderful addition and love reading about your adventures. Thanks for sharing! Will keep checking in to read about your travels. I miss you alot! Sending hugs & love...Judy
Hi Nicole,
Great post. The pics are beautiful. It sounds like you are making the most of your exchange. Can't wait to see more.
Hugs & Kisses
Lynn
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