• The world's biggest markets

    Nov 23–25, 2024 in Cambodia ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C

    Our last 2 days in Bangkok were huge! First we went to Kahosan Road via a limo tuk tuk. It was fast compared to Sri Lanka tuk tuks. It was pretty heavy traffic too.
    Khaosan Road was nothing like mum and dad remembered from 20 years ago. But they still had tarantulas, scorpions, snakes all on a stick to eat. I ate 2 crickets which were a bit sticky and got stuck in my teeth. On the way home I pulled a cricket wing out of my teeth.
    Kahosan was a road full of market shops. I bought a pair of mui Thai boxing shorts for me and Matty. 1 pair started at 900 Baht which is about $45, and I ended up getting 2 pairs for 400 Baht.
    The next day we took another limo tuk tuk to Chatachuk markets- the world's biggest markets. It was overwhelming. I saw everything you could imagine. My favourite thing to look at was the fish tanks.
    I bought a silver bangle from a locally owned shop. She recycles offcuts from factories and turns them into cool jewellery. I really love it and will wear it forever.
    I liked Thailand, especially Phi Phi Islands. It was so different from the big cities, and not a single car. Bangkok sure was a big city! I did like the markets though.
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