7/9/2011
This was our last day in Bangkok, and Asia for that matter. We had read about this massive weekend market called Chattachuk. There were 15,000 individual stalls! The web reviews said to get there early, so we got up around 8:30am to head over. Unfortunately, Bridget didn't sleep well last night for some reason, so she was a little tired, but didn't let that get in the way of shopping! :) We grabbed some iced coffee and a pastry on the way there.
And the market was huge. I didn't take my camera because I didn't want to risk a pickpocket relieving me of it. And I was guarding our money, so I didn't want to be in charge of two things (since holding the bags was going to be added to the list soon...). So, no pix from the market. Anyway, we walked through stalls full of all kinds of stuff. Everything from T-shirts to modern art to home decor to DVDs to jewelry. Alot of it was kind of junky, but there were some decent items for sale. We didn't make it through the whole market by any stretch, but we did start seeing some repeating items. And we had gotten what we wanted and were getting a little bored. And I guess shopping isn't as much fun when you know you aren't going to buy anything. I don't really mind walking around in the heat and looking at junk. Kinda weird, but oh well.
Anyway, we took the metro back to the hostel and then had to figure out what to do next. After going back and forth, we decided to go see the new Transformers movie to kill some time because our flight left at midnight, so we didn't need to leave for the airport till later. We had done most of the touristy stuff we could do and we only had aboud 3-4 hours to kill. So, the movie fit the bill. Bridget liked it; I thought it was ok. The theater was really nice and really loud, so it was at least entertaining. :)
After the movie, we ended up getting dinner with another friend of my adviser from Michigan. His name is Supasit and he is a professor of mechanical engineering in Bangkok. He also brought a friend, PK, (not his wife - not sure why he didn't bring her...). Anyway, Bridget and I cleaned up real quick, and Supasit took us to a really nice seafood buffet at a fancy hotel in the area. The lady from the hostel recommended it and gave us a discount, so that was nice. :) And the food was amazing. By far the best food we had on the trip. Any kind of seafood (cooked or raw) was there for the eating. I had fresh grilled tuna, three bowls of clam chowder, a mussels/pasta dish, shrimp nuggets of some sort, beef in a passion fruit sauce, bread with cheese, fresh shrimp, crab legs, lobster, etc. etc. It was off the charts. And that was before dessert! Flan, chocolate mousse, hand-dipped ice cream, fruit fondue, fruit yogurt, etc. etc. Oh man. Totally gained back all of the calories burnt from walking the previous week, but it was totally worth it! And Supasit and his friend ate alot too, so it wasn't like everyone was watching me eat the whole time. We were all enjoying at the same time. :)
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| The four of us! (Supasit, PK, Bridget and me) |
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