Sunday was our Host Family day, we took in all we could; this meant getting up just as early as ever in the morning; it has seriously been forever since I’ve been able to get a decent amount of sleep for what we are doing. Anyhows, we we up early and I downed 2 cups of coffee and some fruit and we were off. Our driver, Suraphan, was to be our tour guide for the day. We set off for a floating market, which is as it sounds, a market completely on the water. We drove some 100 km out of Bangkok, crossing 2 of the 77 provinces. When we arrived, we rented a boat (and driver) and we set off down a narrow canal through what I would call a jungle. All the shops are along the river, people are selling everything on boats, from fresh fruits to copied Rolex watches. Not even large boats either. The market just went on and on. It was crazy. One of the better things that I tasted was deep fried bananas. We spent most of the morning there on the water. For lunch we drove to this huge temple complex and it was crazy warm. We ate some chicken fried rice from a small street vendor; it was actually very good. The 5 of us ate a good meal for 150 bahts, less than 4.50$ Canadian. Later, Greg and I were dropped off at the Panti Platza, a huge 6 story mall devoted exclusively to computers and electronics, and most all of it is extremely cheap. I bought stuff that would have cost 10 times more back in Canada. All in all, I spent less than 20$. In the evening for supper we went to a local restaurant, the food there was very very spicy; I actually felt a little sick. For dessert we went to Swensons, a “Chicago Style” ice cream place before going home. Tonight Greg has gone for his second massage.
Heading to the Floating Market
UWP, you do meet them wherever you go.
Me and My host families Driver
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