Our flight to Cambodia was later in the day, which left us a little more time to explore Bangkok. After breakfast we headed out looking for a crafts market so we could take a little of Thailand home with us.
A few blocks from our hotel was a shrine where you can make a donation and girls in traditional Thai dress would dance while you prayed to Buddha. After a few minutes of observing this ritual we continued on our quest.
We ended up back in the maze of modern shopping malls which appear to be outposts of American stores but no Thai crafts. All this searching had brought on pangs of hunger so we searched several floors of fastish food before settling on this strange little Japanese hamburger place. Each sandwich held a tomato slab that was easily larger than the meat. They also loved this sauce that was kinda like chili but fell a little short. It was okay but I wouldn't recommend it to a friend.
We finally located the crafts store we had been looking for in the basement of yet another shopping mall. I usually think of a crafts market as a smaller store of lovely little home crafted goods sometimes with stories about the artists. This was not that kind of store. This was more like Red River Pottery with shelves filled with statutes of Buddhas, elephants and other Thai emblems that were probably 'crafted' in nearby China. No thanks.
We packed up our bags and headed out to the airport for our short flight to Siem Reap. The airport was quite busy but we made it through with few hassles. Luxury retail establishments lined the stroll to our gate. Our time in Bangkok had been too brief so hopefully we'll return soon to explore this beautiful country further.
Tomorrow: Cambodia
Tomorrow: Cambodia
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