Chatuchak

I'm so lucky to have met First, a thai student who attends University of Bangkok, while I was traveling in Chiang Mai. This past Sunday we reconnected once again, this time in Bangkok. She brought me to Chatuchak, the biggest weekend market in Bangkok. The market stretches longer than the length of one MRT stop to the next and runs from 4pm Friday night until 5am Monday morning. First treated me to a Thai tea "popsicle" (although she says they don't actually freeze it) for 5 baht. I was able to get some really cute dresses for 100 baht each (less than 3 US dollars)! The market has absolutely everything; we even found bags that were big enough for us both to sit inside! I was so excited to get some good thai food because I was with a Thai local. Little did I know, First was really excited to get some good western food because she was with a foreigner. Funny how things work. While we had lunch (we decided on pizza, which was only sub par) First taught me how to write my name in Thai. It was a really great way to spend a Sunday!