This past weekend we went with a group of friends from the Embassy to Talad Rong Klue (TRK) Market. This is the market where the bulk of Bangkok's market vendors pull from - be it for shoes, clothes, home decor and seemingly everything else under the sun that you could imagine. The prices here are considerably lower and then get marked up once things hit BKK. TRK is open daily, seven days a week. The place is jam packed on the weekends. The market is huge and spans both the Thai side as well as the Cambodian side. The Thai side is bigger and offers more than most farang (westerners) can handle, and so there's no real need to venture over to the Cambodian side. Thai citizens don't require visa's to cross over into Cambodia but Amcits do! The market is too large to cover on foot and no matter how good of shape you are in - would opt to either rent a bicycle, scooter or even a golf cart - all of which are available there. It's primarily the heat that'll do you in as it so often does everywhere else in Thailand!
The driving time took us a little under 3 hours though we were expecting 4.5 hours. We hired a driver for the day and he was great. Once we arrived, two from our group decided to walk and the other 6 wanted to ride in a golf cart so we took off on a golf cart that seats 6 total! We had a blast and I got a little Christmas shopping done!
Sylvia, Tizzie and Christine checking out the Halloween wigs at one vendor! Tizzie got an orange one as she is hoping to go as a pumpkin for Hallowee.
Danielle and I checking out the goods at one store - gorgeous stuff!
Handbags galore - they all said coach or luis vuitton or gucci - and all were about $20 each if that - my guess is knock offs. You could barely tell though. I almost got a coach bag but did not like that the gold plated label on the front was noticeably crooked. I also saw another coach bag that said COOCH instead! My friend Danielle managed to find 2 that you could hardly tell were fake. My friend Cat managed to get 7 purses total - 3 for herself and 4 for gifts.
Christine and Tizzie after Tizzie's purchase of an orange wig!
Motorcycle SUV - can fit a family of 5 comfortably!
My crab - it is quite heavy and is gorgeous. The top of Mrs. Crabby's shell opens up an there is a dish inside. Just a little something for the apartment to remind me of home!
Danielle and I checking out the goods!
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