Sawat Dee Kah! Today I am up really early, to beat the masses. Water taxi to the Sky Train off at the correct stop and I am in China Town on my way to Old Siam Market Center. The map says it is only a few blocks, but it’s just wrong! After an hour of walking I found it. This is an old shopping mall that has been converted into stalls for vendors selling everything from wedding dresses, to replacement parts for lamps with a foot massage place smack dab in the middle of the first floor.
Here I found I hit the jackpot with several great stores. At one I bought two blouses and the other carried textiles created by hill tribes, but sewn into very high end modern clothes. At this one, I bought two lonjyi skirts, two shirts with intricate silver pieces worked into the design, two necklaces made by hill tribes and two shoulder bags.
At another store I was able to buy two tie dye design dresses, two pairs of pants, and a long skirt.
As I come out of the store, I see red shirts coming my way. I am loaded down and decide on a tuk tuk for a fast escape. My reasoning is that a tuk can weave in and out of traffic easier than a cab, and the Sky Train is at least two miles from where I am.
Of course, it is a mistake, but there was really no good choice. Two hours, and more exhaust fumes than imaginable, I arrive back to the hotel.
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