Today’s adventure was completely dedicated to the markets known with affection by the locals as JJ markets. It’s official title and known by tourists as the Chatuchak Markets, the largest markets in Thailand and possibly South East Asia. You can purchase literally anything in these markets, from jewellery, clothing, shoes, home wares, food, art, candles and even pets. The alleys on which the markets are built on measure roughly a metre or so wide and is cramped with locals and tourists alike. Items on sale range from those where you can haggle to incredibly low prices and then there are also the stalls where prices are fixed and you can argue till you’re blue in the face, not even a single Baht will be taken off the final price.
After about 5 hours of roaming laneway after laneway of the markets, both of us heaved our weary and sweaty bodies towards the closest exit leading to the BTS and revelled in the air-conditioned comfort of the sky train. Have no more energy to continue touring around Bangkok; we called it quits and relaxed in the hotel pool and in the very comfortable beds. To make things confusing for everyone involved, we chose to eat at the hotel’s Irish pub, but instead of ordering standard western fare, we chose from the Thai options and were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the dishes served. Satisfied after a long and eventful day, we headed in for the night, resting for tomorrow.
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