It is New Years Eve Day and I am still in Chiang Mai. I'll be here until next Monday (January 3rd) when I head off to Laos (more on that leg of the trip later). I want to use this blog entry to complete my Thoughts and Ramblings about Bangkok series and then get caught up with this weeks adventures.

Previous entries on Bangkok have looked at Wats, food, the women of Thailand, The Golden Palace, transportation in the city, fried cockroaches, toilets as well as a variety of other topics. I think the rest of the Bangkok series will just be a catch-all of my remainig thoughts and pictures.

This picture cracked me up. I am on the look out for unusual signs that would be seen as quite odd in the U.S. and I think this qualifies.

I don't think there is any way to misunderstand this sign!

The sign above is posted at the entrance to the Chatuchak Weekend Market, I spent part of the day last Sunday December 26th cruising around this market.
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It was difficult to get any sort of picture of this place as it is so immense. This particular market is huge and sells everything from home furnishings, marble stones, flowers, clothing of all kinds, many different animals from tropical fish, fighting cocks (cock fighting is legal in Thailand and had a large following), all types of birds, puppies and kittens. Also for sale is the usual crappy stuff you see in roadside vendors all over the city. Of course there are also hundreds of food vendors everywhere. There are thousands and thousands of booths.
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