I won’t gross you out with the details, but at some point during my last few days in Cambodia, it became alarmingly clear to me that my trip to Chiang Mai just wasn’t in the cards. What I needed after a whirlwind 2.5 weeks of touring was a few days of R&R. Bangkok isn’t exactly the picture of calm, but aside from the requisite trips to Khao San Road and the Grand Palace, it provided the perfect backdrop to just hang out.
Bangkok highlights were the Chatuchak weekend market and Lumphini Stadium. The Chatuchak market has over 8,000 vendors with alleyways covering 35 acres and one can buy everything from live snakes to jade necklaces, handcrafted clothing to mass-produced souvenirs, antique masks to plastic vegetables. Between the heat and the thousands of other shoppers, it gives a new meaning to “shop ‘til you drop.” Lumphini is the premier stadium for Muay Thai boxing – and sitting ringside for the Saturday night match did not disappoint.
Shop til you drop? What did you buy me?!
Carrie, the prices are laughable compared to the things we would online shop for — I bought art for…wait for it $4!!!
Please bring me back a snake and a fake veggie. Priceless souvenirs for your bestie O’C. Sorry to hear you might have been sick, but 2.5 weeks of local water was bound to catch up to ya. Stay safe girl. Hugs and love to you.
You look so good!!! I hope you are having a blast. Your April schedule looks fantastic 🙂
Agree, you look great! A bunch of my friends from work have totally gotten into this Muay Thai boxing though… can’t imagine being ringside for an actual fight. Hope it was fun! xo
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