On Saturday, we hired bikes once again and headed to the western zone of Old Sukhothai. I hadn't seen these ruins before and we understood that they were less "restored" than those in the central zone and thus, in some way, more authentic.
Here are some more ruins:
This was the longest flight of stairs:
Half way up, you started to get great views of Sukhothai below:
It became obvious that there was an awesome standing Buddha image at the top:
... and it was definitely worth it up close:
Having said that the ruins in the western zone were less "restored" than those in the central zone, I noticed that this particular Buddha image was being artificially supported. I guess this was a good thing, overall:
Before handing the bikes back, we went for an explore round some local farms, cycling past rice fields:
We found some more ruins around this area as well.
Some of the farmers kept bovine cows outside:
Later on, we found a whole herd of bovine cows:
Visiting Sukhothai was very rewarding and cycling around the place was great fun, albeit exhausting in the heat. Definitely recommended.
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