Wororet Market

It seems like you can find anything at Wororet Market. This is the market that caters more to locals than tourists. You can find furniture, jewelry, combs, food, clothes, fabrics, shoes, baskets, dishes, fresh flowers, and so much more. Brandon and I left for the market in the morning to take advantage of cooler weather. It was a little over a mile walk and as we closer to the market there were more and more businesses selling their wares. We found an entrance to the market and headed into the maze. 

I've never seen such an extensive market. There were at least three floors to the market attached by seemingly random stairways and even a non-functional escalator. There were walkways on some of the floors leading to other market buildings that also seemed haphazard. It's probably not so hard to navigate after you've been several times, but I definitely got turned around sometimes and overwhelmed by the immensity of the place and products. Rows of booths went on and on. With so many products being repeated it was hard to see how anyone made enough money to stay in business. 

Gold jewelry booth

Aisles bursting with merchandise

Dried fruits and nuts

Fresh greens

Multiple floors of wares

Fresh flowers, some woven into intricate designs

I was searching for some lightweight pants. To visit the temples women need their shoulders and knees covered. I have jeans, but it's way too hot to wear them here. Baggy, elephant-print pants are popular here among tourists to solve this problem. But, I wanted something less elephant like, both in fit and pattern. I checked out a few options, but got easily overwhelmed by the intense attention of the shop women and always moved on quickly. I do not like sales people staring intensely and standing really, really close while I am looking at things. It affronts my personal bubble. Brandon finally had to tell me that if I really wanted to find something I was just going to have to suck it up and ignore the attention. With his consultation I was able to find a pair of pants that I think will serve me well. I had a lot of patterns to choose from...paisley, penguins, stars, penguins with stars, horses, cartoon fruit with faces, dots, swirls, and more. I went with something more conservative. I guess there wasn't much to lose as they were only 100 baht ($3 USD). Not a big investment if they fall apart or I end up not loving them. 

Modeling my new pants just outside our house

Close up of the pattern

With the purchase made, Brandon's amazing sense of direction came to the rescue and we found our way out of the market. We carefully negotiated traffic as we hurried home for some respite from the heat and blazing sun.