On our last weekend of freedom, we decided to be touristy. We gathered up some friends and headed to the infamous Chatuchak Weekend Market... one of the world's largest weekend markets that spans 28 acres. Let me tell you, it was a sight to behold. Cramped stalls and aisles galore (over 10,000) holding precious pictures, tantalizing smells and colors, inviting people, and practically anything that you would ever want to buy within an arm's reach. It was an adventure navigating our way around from housewares, to clothing, to art, to books, to pets, and to food.
We bought some beautiful pictures, some clothes, and some future Christmas gifts. We met a really nice Thai woman at a fabric shop and asked her "Tai roop kun dai mai?" in order to get a picture of her in her colorful shop. We drank some awesome mango smoothies, bartered, and came away with some great things.
Our group actually split up and spent the morning exploring, but planned on meeting back up again around lunch time. We all agreed to buy something interesting, yet edible to share with each other for lunch and have a picnic at the H.M. Queen Sirikit Park, which was just across the street. Holly, Mike and I contributed "Chicken Kabobs," though I think our definition of the word 'kabob' is different... we ended up getting sliced chicken wrapped in a tortilla with cucumber, lettuce, tomato, and mayo. Heidi contributed tea, and Miriam contributed papaya salad with sticky rice and chicken butts. Yes, chicken butts... slightly meaty, more fatty than meaty, but marinated in some yummy sauce. It looked more like a kabob than our kabobs!
It was a great day and we had a lot of fun! Our Sunday adventures of finding a church that doesn't really exist all while not knowing a lick of Thai to come...
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