Chatuchak Weekend Market

I love the markets in Southeast Asia. There's pretty much anything that you would ever want to buy, already listed at cheap prices, and then you can bargain the vendor down even lower. I'm really enjoying the art of bargaining as well. Although I'm not as good as I could be perhaps, I am getting over my shyness when it comes to asking for lower prices. Maybe that will come in handy when I return to South Korea.

The Chatuchak Weekend Market is the king of all the markets I've visited so far in terms of size. I spent almost three hours wandering around through the T-shirt and shoe shops, but there were also ceramics stores, a food market, and a lot of other kinds of stores that I didn't have the time to visit. I would say I probably visited only 5-10% of the stores in the market, and that's over the course of three hours, so that might give you an idea of the size of this place. I stopped for snacks at some stalls with some delicious street food. I also got a fruit shake at another cafe where they were playing the strangest music: big band + singer versions of 90s alternative music. Some covers that were featured were "Wonderwall" by Oasis and "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden. That last song being turned into big band music really brings a smile to my face.

It's so easy to spend money on clothes here. My backpack is gradually running out of room.