March 4, 2014
The fun just never stopped in Bangkok - museums, water parks, food classes, friends, train markets, floating markets and the world’s largest market - all in less than a week.
We spent a great afternoon inside the Siam Museum, learning about the history of Thailand and the region.
We met up with the Musik Family again for photo fun and general silliness.
I decided to take a fruit carving class one day. My instructor was the very famous May Kaidee (owner of multiple vegi Thai restaurants and schools), but her instructor just happened to show up while I was there so I got a lesson from the best!
May Kaidee’s master was just that - he literally could produce fruit flowers from anything within a minute or two - all the time with this beautiful smile, laughing and giving me instructions.
After lunch I graduated to the harder carving - here’s my attempt at a melon flower.
May Kaidee and I and the fruits of our labor . . . ha!!! Get it?
Such a practical skill to have . . . err . . .
I went to the tailor and got a hot, new boyfriend!
This is the Maeklong Train Market in a small province just outside Bangkok. The market is set up right on the train tracks.
All the carts have wheels and the tarps are on collapsable bamboo poles. As the train approaches the vendors just shut up shop for a few minutes!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aZFetrUEo0
After the train market, we headed to Amphawa Star, the local’s floating market and weekend get away.
This is definitely the hip place to hang out for a weekend and relatively tourist free. You can stroll down either side of the river checking out cute shops and restaurants or just have the food boats paddle up to you.
The best is the women have these long bamboo poles to pass the food up and collect the money.
My personal favorite was the ice cream boat! No music though.
The next day we headed to Chatuchak weekend market - the largest in the world with over 10,000 stalls!
This one is for you Captain! Couple Monster - grrrr!
Our tuk-tuk driver took us on a personal tour on the way home - here is the King’s Palace.
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