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Hi Chang fai

Thanks for the info. Is there much to do in Phitsanulok? I'm staying in Sukhothai for the night but my train leaves for bangkok at 12 midnight. Wondering if it's worth spending the day in phitsanulok or simply leave sukhothai after dinner.

Also do you or does anyone know if sukhothai (new) city is interesting? i mean is it a pleasant walking town?

Thanks.

Hi Cubanmeow,

Unless you plan to take a taxi or hire a car, you will have to leave Sukhothai sometime around 5:00-6:00 pm. That is when the last bus leaves for the city. When I was there in January we did the same thing ... caught the midnight train back to Bangkok after staying in Sukhothai for a few days.

When we came into Phitsanulok we hopped off the bus when it crossed the Nan River so that we could go into Wat Phra Si Mahathat (as mentioned by Chiang Fai). It was very simple (Just say, "Long tee nee"). Spent about 1 hour at the temple. Then we walked north along the river to the night market. There is a lot happening on the river at night. Plenty of action (again, as mentioned above). We found a place to eat, had a couple of beers, then walked to the train station. There is a night market right beside the train station, too, that is fun for taking photos. Before we knew it, it was 11:30!!!

The park does close at 6:00, but there is one gate that remains open. This is fine if you're walking or on a bicycle because you can hop the gates. But, if you're on a motorbike, make sure you know how to find your way out before the sun goes down because there is not much in the way of illumination at night. It took us a long time to find our way out (and I speak Thai!).