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To Market, To Market

1/12/2020

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Today is Sunday and we leave Bangkok next Saturday. We are hoping to go to the Chatuchak Weekend Market during our stay, so today needs to be market day.
 
We take the MRT the opposite direction from yesterday and five stops later we see the market as we emerge from the subway. Of course we have to walk a half mile to reach an entrance to the market. Oy!
 
Chatuchak is supposed to have over 8,000 stalls on 27 acres of land. We know we will barely scratch the surface, but we want to get a feel of the market. We meander through an endless array of stalls selling clothing, household items, luggage, personal products, handicrafts, art, food, tools, etc., etc, etc. I think King Octopus is one of more colorful and interesting snack options.
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Most stalls are under the tin roofs of the market so we do not have the sun directly on us, but today’s temperature is 94 and it’s humid with little air flow. After 60-90 minutes we feel as if we’re molten blobs. We see indoor mall within the market and we make our way to it hoping for air conditioning and some relief. Success! We sit down for a soda and chat. Since we are homeless it seems silly to do much shopping. We have experienced the market for a bit and agree it is time to make our way back to the Airbnb.
 
This evening we stop in Apoteka, a live music bar. The group that’s playing gives us the sense of a group of friends that like to get together to play for the fun, not a band that has to make a living from their craft. It is fun listening to them while we split a few appetizers and have some beverages. Music is truly the medicine of the mind.

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Barb
1/18/2020 02:52:08 pm

Sue enjoyed reading about your adventure. The temp sounds amazing. We are experiencing negative 35 windchill today! Have fun!!

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