| I visted this place a few months back while also visiting Phimai and Phra Vihaan (and other parts of Isaan).
I was extremely impressed with Phanom Rung...not just the ruins, but the overall maintenance and set up of the site.
I'm sometimes underwhelmed by how Thai authorities maintain and present their historic sites, but I think they are doing a great job here.
Although having just visited Phra Vihaan and seeing how the Cambodians present that probably left the Thais looking good regardless!
I also thought the ruins themselves were pretty impressive. I was surprised that I had never heard of it before. I think TAT could well present it as an iconic image of Thailand, up there with Sukhothai and Ayuthayya, albeit on smaller scale.
I think a three (or four) day trip around Isaan in a loop taking in the three sites and maybe a stop along the Mekong gives a visitor a great glimpse of Thailand different to shopping malls and highway billboards you get in the more central and oft travelled parts. |