Day 8: Night, Bangkok
Too wiped to notice time. Again. Of course we shopped! But we didn't wander too far from our guesthouse. That's the great thing about staying just behind Siam Square. Walk out of your guest house, down the narrow street filled with other guesthouses, hotels and street vendors, and you're right in the thick of it all, whether you prefer high-brow Pradas or mass-produced offerings.
Was simply too tired to write much last night. Chatuchak was an amazing maze. Oops, amazing maze? Guess I'm still very, very tired. Don't feel my feet much. Now, is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Anyway, we were both hot and sweaty by the time we left the Weekend Market yesterday afternoon. We didn't buy much -- just four pairs of shoes and five locally-made bags. Not all the fruits of our labour are ours. Some are to be presents for friends at home.Chatuchak hasn't been an entirely happy experience for us. There was a very sad spectacle in the pets section. Woeful-looking dogs and cats in open boxes waiting to be sold. Every time one managed to struggle out of a box, it would be scooped up and put back to join its equally mournful brethern. Depressing sight.
Budget (for two in Baht)
Lunch >> B450
BTS >> B20
Shopping at Watson's (more sundries) >> B155
Donuts + sticky rice + H20 >> B121
Food (ta pau or takeaway) >> B490
Shopping: shorts (6 pairs) >> B400
Shopping: accessories >> B40
Shopping: shoes (4 pairs) >> B663
Dinner >> B105
Mango + cake >> B55
BTS >> B30
And then...
Goodbye is such a difficult word to say...
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