… is more than enough for me!

When we planned our original itinerary, we included 2 days at the end of the trip in Bangkok to see any additional sights we wanted to see, and any additional shopping that needed to get done without having to pack bags full of souvenirs around the country with us.

Well after 40+ days of peaceful travels around Thailand, our return to Bangkok was a bit of a slap back to reality!  Everything that we decided we did not like about Bangkok – the congestion, the pollution, the crowds of people – immediately reminded us that we were not in the country anymore.  I’m sure there are lots of reasons why it is a huge and growing city, but for us time spent in Bangkok is not a selling feature for Thailand 🙂  Out of all the places we have stayed, the rooms here are the most expensive, and the lowest satisfaction overall – we cannot wait to be done with our 2 nights here…

We take one of our last 2 days in Thailand to go to the Chatuchak Weekend Market – this is the largest market in Bangkok and only runs on the weekend.  There are thousands of stalls/vendors, and what seems like all of the people in Bangkok wandering through the tight alleyways that make up the market.

I foolishly have assumed that we are actually done most of our shopping already, having scored some great deals in Chiang Mai and our trip to the Golden Triangle, but I am quickly re-educated as the ladies acquire bag after bag of new stuff to some how jam into our luggage for the return trip.  After a few hours of wedging ourselves through the mass of people we call it a day and return to our hotel with several armloads of new goodies.

The market is really one of those things that I guess you need to see to appreciate, and now I can cross it off my list 🙂

Tomorrow is another day…….