Monday, September 29, 2008


Ayuttaya, former capital of Thailand

I had a glorious last day at Chatuchak Market, which I will not relay in detail, but will only say that I finally buckled down, mustered all of my patience and sweat glands, and dug into the vast used clothing section, finding a few hidden gems among the thousands of used Levis and plaid western-style shirts. I heard recently that this market is actually in the Guiness Book of World Records for being the largest outdoor market in the world. And I believe it. It's also the hottest, no doubt, if they can record that sort of data. I, myself, broke all personal records, and spent more than 5 hours at Chatuchak, scouring every row and stall looking for the rare non-ruffled woman's shirt in Thailand.

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