Chatuchak Market, Bangkok

My colleague and I were able to break free for about 3 hours Sunday morning, so we headed to one of the world's largest weekend markets.  I'm getting conflicting data on the size, some sites say it's 35 acres, some just 27.  Anyway, in the three hours we were there, we only saw a minute fraction of the 15,000 booths...

Hwan uncertain of which way to go.

If you can't find it here, then you haven't looked hard enough!

Winter smurf hat?  It was 85 degrees out so I'm not sure what use this would be.

This kid was absolutely jamming on the reed pipe.

Sadly, my search for a linen shirt was unsuccessful.  Probably because of all of the sweaty, overweight foreigners wearing them.  I was already sweaty, foreign and overweight which I thought was enough.

Artwork abounded.  Now, what made this piece unique was the votive candle in it's crotch.  I still don't understand and am mildly disturbed.

Picked up a sepak takraw ball for the boys:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepak_takraw

This is the purchase that I am most proud of.  My first "Thai tie" (yes, that implies that there may be more in my future).  The Chinese word for wife is "Tai tai", pronounced the same way.  Oh the fun Rebecca and I will have with this (more eye rolling than fun for her).  Years, I tell you, years of word play are in our future.  I may have to hide it when I get home so it doesn't disappear.