After Bangkok we travelled for 14 hours on a train due north to the religious captial of Chiang Mai. Smaller than BKK but houses the same amount of religious stuff. We rode elephants, conquered rapids on rafts constructed of bamboo rods and wrapped it up by going down to the local penitentiary and getting touched up by the inmates. I would like to stress that I didn't get arrested, neither did Hannah, it's part of a rehabilitation program to stop the wee ladies from coming back for another stay.
From CXY we arrived in the old capital of Sukhothai. More Wat (buddhist Churches) spotting in the local history park. Bicycles and smiles, we also rode the wierdest contraption for mass transportation yet. I cannot explain it or the joy it brings to those who ride it.
It was then onto Ayutthaya, another old captial and even more Wats but in a less delapidated state. Bicycles and sweat this time. You are now up to date and for the future; tomorrow we will depart for Kanchanaburi (bridge over the River Kwai). No more Wat spotting unfortunately, no, we will be learning just how harsh the Japs were to the POWs that had to do make their plans for a railway over unforgiving terrain possible.
