Bangkok Touring

Over the past few days, I have been touring many of Bangkok's wonder and mysteries. My favorite thing to do when traveling is wondering through a few layrinth-like markets. These markets are essentially micro-cosm's (thank you Don Carr) of Bangkok ancient culture. I explored several food markets where there are large varieties of fresh produce, live and prepared meats, and of course delicious street foods. However, my favorite market types are the the antique markets. In the antique markets, which happed to be some of the biggest and most confusing I have ever experienced, you can find everything from the ancient art and cutural relics, to more modern and cross-cultural accoutrements. It was so facinating talking to all the different dealers to talk about the objects and meanings to which they apply.

After getting lost in the markets, I arranged for a tuk-tuk (a small taxi that has three wheels and two seats behind the driver) to take me around the city and explore some of the more famous buddha's. I got to see the worlds largest standing and reclining buddha's and the famous lucky buddha. I'm never unimpressed when I enter these temples and observe the fine craft that has shaped its society.

Very standard day of tourism if you ask me, but all-in-all it is always interesting to explore some of the famous heritage Bangkok has to offer.