“New Sukhothai” refers to the modern city of Sukhothai Thani, which is distinct from the historical park of Sukhothai, known as “Old Sukhothai”.
After dropping my big backpack in a very not safe looking room at RuengSriSiRi Guest House I was heading down to the city. First, I wanted to get a massage as my back and legs were sore and then to find something to eat.
I thought I will just walk there, but suddenly I understood that it is not that easy. My first attempt was to go to one side of the guest house. All I could see was a dried out corn field and some narrow street with houses. I wasn’t sure that I will be able to get out where I need to get out. Also, wasn’t sure how safe it was there in those small narrow streets.
So I decided to go on the main road, but it is not really made for pedestrians. Almost no pavements by the main road. I should have taken that narrow path afteral! Probably I could have seen more of the local life instead of the dust from the cars. After walking a bit and seeing that funny car with a cat inside, which first I thought was real, I decided to take tuk tuk. We agreed on ฿100 to the massage centre. Oh yes, Bolt doesn’t work in Sukhothai!
So I arrived to the spot on the map, where I was supposed to get the massage and it was closed! Either I was too early, or they weren’t open today. I saw the sign and I could have called, but it is always a struggle to talk on the phone with a heavy Thai accent even if they do speak English. So I gave up on the idea to get a massage.
There was also Thai Ridgeback dog on the pavement nearby, that looked almost like Peruvian Inca Orchid dog. Literally few hairs and seemed quite big for a ridgeback too! Very well fed!
I passed a river or canal and it looked really green and lush around it! However, crossing the street to the other side of the road was a challenge! There are no pedestrian crossings and the street was quite wide. You just hope that no one will hit you with a car or motorbike. As you can see in the picture below, almost all pavements are non existent or blocked by cars. Literally, no one walks here!
Luckily, some food stands were nearby. I saw them when turning around in Tuk Tuk and it looked really local, so I decided to give a try!
First, I got a back of these fried dough balls, which were really good! I paid ฿30 if I remember correctly.
Then in another stand I bought a couple of things. One was kind of like spring roll and the other deep fried dumplings of some sort. The spring rolls were really good, dumplings were tasty, but personally a bit too hard to chew. They came with two sauces too! I paid something like ฿100. I can’t remember anymore.
After I finished my meal, I decided to walk back. There was literally not much to see. The only thing that was interesting was this old truck transfromed into mobile shop. Though I really doubt it moved the last 10 years or so.
On my way back I also spotted “Amway” centre if you want to join MLM cult and also a field of bananas!
The final challenge was to cross this enormous crossing with zero pedestrian crossings. I had to wait for awhile to literally run through it and wait for the next window to cross the next road. Also those kerbsides were quite tall! Not you regular one that you climb over with a car. This one I think would either make your car fly into the air or push it down to the engine!
Finally, at 11:30 am I got back to the guesthouse and my room was already ready. I picked up by backpack from the questionable storage and was heading to my room at the top floor to drop off my things. For the price I’ve paid (฿480 for two nights) the room looked pretty good! Also, two more people could have fit in here. Even aircon was working more or less properly too! The only thing was that towels were like a cleaning cloth and they struggled absorbing the water from the body. Oh yes, and the shower was one big space: you can shit and shower all at the same time! Also, I had an “amazing” view of local housing roofs from my window too! Well at least I could see the sky!
