Cawsom ein casglu o'r hostel bore 'ma am 7 o'r gloch - rhy gynnar i gael brecwast oedd ddim yn dechrau tan 7.30 - dim dechrau da i ddiwrnod Marc. Ond gwellodd pethau yn go gloi wrth i ni fynd yn y tacsi gan bod y gyrrwr yn gwybod canlyniadau peldroed Dydd Sadwrn.
Ar ol siwrnau o 6 awr ar y bys, cyrraeddom Sukhotai - brifddinas gyntaf teyrnas Thailand. Rydym yn aros yn yr hen ddinas sydd ryw 10km o'r ddinas newydd "fodern". Mae yma holl olion o demlau ac ati o'r 14fed ganrif ac rydym yn bwriadu hurio bobi feic yfory i weld y safle i gyd.
Mae na ddigonedd o gyfleuserau rhyngrwyd i gael yma - hyd yn oed yn y caffis bach lleiaf felly fydd dim problem diweddaru'r blog.
We were collected from our digs in Bangkok at 7 this morning which was too early for breakfast which was not a good start to the day for Marc, but things soon brightened up as the taxi driver knew all the results of the football on Saturday. He asked us from which country we were from and as has happened with all the males who have asked the same so far, when we mentioned Wales - he said Ryan Giggs straight away! The women have replied Princess Diana and this frustrates Marc very much and he explains that Diana was not Welsh but I don't think they understand. One or two have mentioned Tom Jones and Shirley Bassey - obviously good kareoke material.
After 6 hours on the bus we arrived at Sukhotai which is the ancient capital of the Kingdom. The city is divided into two parts - new Sukhotai is the "modern" bit and the old part where we are staying is a walled city scattered with the ruins of temples and other structures in lush surroundings. Monks still live in a village like settlement in the middle of the city which is on an island in the middle of a lake full of water-lillies. You are free to cross one of two wooden bridges to the island and walk around amongst the monks as they go about their daily business. There are dozens of plaques on trees around the island bearing philosophical quotations and sayings and the Dew Drop on the Lotus Leaf was one of them. I also liked "When the candles go out, all women are fair". We intend to hire a couple of bikes tomorow to see the whole site. At night, the ruins are illuminated by hundreds of little oil lamps, it's really lovely.
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The Lotus by Ryokan
First blooming in the Western Paradise,
The lotus has delighted us for ages.
Its white petals are covered with dew,
its jade green leaves spread out over the pond,
And its pure fragrance perfumes the wind.
Cool and majestic, it raises from the murky water.
The sun sets behind the mountains
But I remain in the darkness, too captivated to leave.
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