Found a coffee/pancake stall I'd read about quite easily as the market was still setting up at 8am when we arrived (so much for the 6am start!). The pancakes were light and fluffy so Sid was eventually happy.
Roughly organised into sections where stalls sell similar items, jewellery, women's fashion, swords, art, skunks, you get the idea..... Chatuchak market is claimed to be the biggest market in the world, it certainly felt like it by mid afternoon.
Be warned, some of the animals aren't kept in ways we'd be happy about in the west, some of the food looks dodgy and the people are at times pushy and indifferent. But this is Thailand and developing the skills to make purchases is a life skill we all need to build.
We were soon exhausted so headed home to relax for a few hours, grab some pool time (in belting rain) and prepare for a trip to Soi 38, the famous street food stall venue.
A pep talk before leaving and the promise of some dessert persuaded to lads to have a go and try some food. We had a huge salted BBQ fish, with sauces and a massive bowl of salad, some duck and noodles and fried chicken rice. Some of the sauces were fiery but the food was delicious. At about 700 baht spend all night including some beers it was a cheap and fun way to eat.
The boys got some fried dough then star of the show rotis with chocolate and syrup.
Everything was great, I was even told it was the best food we'd had so far. Glad I stuck to my guns and made them all try it.
Hope you are all well. Off to the jungle tomorrow!