Art Home DIY: night market

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3s21AHQTPzblu4RDXlm8H6YX0J2CJSFVGofom_zrWu89NLEvRiG4NdNj1sjZPjojCJUiajogDW3WRbYbXjglcM59FkyVDZ3TQfoyvCvcKkRQJX1X9KsGbyXXMtHtHt19JbD-Ig1i-IwKD/s1600/IMG_7440.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3s21AHQTPzblu4RDXlm8H6YX0J2CJSFVGofom_zrWu89NLEvRiG4NdNj1sjZPjojCJUiajogDW3WRbYbXjglcM59FkyVDZ3TQfoyvCvcKkRQJX1X9KsGbyXXMtHtHt19JbD-Ig1i-IwKD/s640/IMG_7440.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"> // let's go for a spin</div><br />ok. I've shown you what<a href="http://inkandadventure.blogspot.tw/2012/08/the-hualien-night-market.html" target="_blank"> a night market</a> is before. now I'm going to show you a "night market". one that has all the same basic ingredients - food, clothing, souvenirs - but has been organized and plunked into a clean and tourist-friendly grid. does it have the same authentic flavor? not quite. but I'd be lying if I said I missed dragging my feet through dirt and sweating my face off while trying to avoid the stench of stinky tofu.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdejLRA9AsC-f4vmsRU7cRJyCnSFBryYUj3dggAA3Z4zWw5_JazBImvSPCC6tGPjh9JTNYuCcEmKHTiwitYaLiz2opr2FG541vTB8a0WvcJkuJG4UZp0DKhqLfchx2pwjOKTUzkb35gxSm/s1600/IMG_7432.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdejLRA9AsC-f4vmsRU7cRJyCnSFBryYUj3dggAA3Z4zWw5_JazBImvSPCC6tGPjh9JTNYuCcEmKHTiwitYaLiz2opr2FG541vTB8a0WvcJkuJG4UZp0DKhqLfchx2pwjOKTUzkb35gxSm/s640/IMG_7432.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju30BVnxPEH9l7hPq4Ckn2sjWFbKdkdMO8tbLoxlVPBUajgR2to4mZZ0GSXXGHvUrvlV-pJGjQ2BJQKq6Ugzkad1SPu1su0ZNO3Y81KgSOeB6GnnyCAIS2PZcjvU53NjpAYVDiqeQRPE_H/s1600/IMG_7652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju30BVnxPEH9l7hPq4Ckn2sjWFbKdkdMO8tbLoxlVPBUajgR2to4mZZ0GSXXGHvUrvlV-pJGjQ2BJQKq6Ugzkad1SPu1su0ZNO3Y81KgSOeB6GnnyCAIS2PZcjvU53NjpAYVDiqeQRPE_H/s640/IMG_7652.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVIwa66QDEJGAwCQUAl6NgXx28-owXL8ORfA-Xg-g7xRajhq5DkWkT54MSudgvaUweVQLfBNln0eb93yA0aKXRDLM7EQNDs_Cr81pcuMRDyxeNRRN-KUy4mAMGyc-OKaOKwitLMbH4qTx/s1600/IMG_7657.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVIwa66QDEJGAwCQUAl6NgXx28-owXL8ORfA-Xg-g7xRajhq5DkWkT54MSudgvaUweVQLfBNln0eb93yA0aKXRDLM7EQNDs_Cr81pcuMRDyxeNRRN-KUy4mAMGyc-OKaOKwitLMbH4qTx/s640/IMG_7657.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4fdQohXAcrCKJcc9q7kNipKJYiL1G0cBeY4d1uZvWItB6z3Vrp0Z3_6W5r2Pl0DmRNAKEGazHFPDfmcdAZYVIk3ljQjVDxMeRB3GGP3dHnVlHbv4YtnZQKrvCMluT93sPAef-N0GW2Xr/s1600/IMG_7659.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4fdQohXAcrCKJcc9q7kNipKJYiL1G0cBeY4d1uZvWItB6z3Vrp0Z3_6W5r2Pl0DmRNAKEGazHFPDfmcdAZYVIk3ljQjVDxMeRB3GGP3dHnVlHbv4YtnZQKrvCMluT93sPAef-N0GW2Xr/s640/IMG_7659.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;">// view from the ferris wheel // wanderers // fake water tower // fancy eats + grassy park area</div><br />welcome to <a href="http://www.thaiasiatique.com/en/index.php" target="_blank">Asiatique</a>. Bangkok's riverfront night market. complete with food stands, upscale restaurants, theater acts, cheap sundresses, expensive antiques, and everything in between. a word of warning- they are only open from 5pm to midnight. plan accordingly to give yourself enough time to explore.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1u3tiri4qkoYSgIF74rrlkiL52fYpmoN-hOyGL6AXPXUNOp-s5GZoiP4tE02V4D_irJ4pz6dmNXSrQNlzKPitkcFkG7KLIDYq_MyByKr7J45bVcMjIJuLkYWe8n0Gh5rqZFZkNew4Yq-/s1600/IMG_7654.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1u3tiri4qkoYSgIF74rrlkiL52fYpmoN-hOyGL6AXPXUNOp-s5GZoiP4tE02V4D_irJ4pz6dmNXSrQNlzKPitkcFkG7KLIDYq_MyByKr7J45bVcMjIJuLkYWe8n0Gh5rqZFZkNew4Yq-/s640/IMG_7654.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTZmpJbLUBQ68Y2ZHrUbtuF7OR_G_d9fWd6tHmaBKJ2TchkqfmJcvkouFTJikqWilbfDRA0Iqvh-Kd9MEaq5Uxgn1gBDu1rWbvtfNc58qM3USx4wNzl9YCbuQAY_4kji2glHSRxTu-BBR/s1600/IMG_7655.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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[I also may or may not have consumed several mai tais.] but we didn't come home completely empty handed... Husband picked out a pair of red, flowy Thai pants for me, and I also found a beachy sundress. in total I spent $12. win!</div>

bangkok: the "night market"

// let's go for a spin ok. I've shown you what a night market is before. now I'm going to show you a "night market"...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5r4Q70HdTdVTcHW-L7zIGtn-FFoJ9IYlmO2HfSjN3W7Wubr4vAVl252Lny7JmpyLVUYzHifg1biKAJFBjeKV0B5teoR_0HzAGHMQ0wEL75c1KZdTJtYWEPSIL45tL390HE7a_GaDo_w_r/s1600/IMG_4771.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5r4Q70HdTdVTcHW-L7zIGtn-FFoJ9IYlmO2HfSjN3W7Wubr4vAVl252Lny7JmpyLVUYzHifg1biKAJFBjeKV0B5teoR_0HzAGHMQ0wEL75c1KZdTJtYWEPSIL45tL390HE7a_GaDo_w_r/s640/IMG_4771.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />the cities don't truly come alive here until nightfall. the days are so steamy, it makes sense. the sun sets. the lights go up. and the people flood the streets, wandering the open shops and strolling through the night markets.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLHDOYi2sEmFDm_PIHml2-_hb_ERysnx4Q44k3VU-QF6q6iXKmXQT2m1ANfTFR3MOJJFETB6TIk7v-oofijvMYu-tQF1EXK0-Oo1VRZmk14JObwm2FHus9c5LgRZ9WR2YkLVlU28DOqjy/s1600/IMG_4773.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLHDOYi2sEmFDm_PIHml2-_hb_ERysnx4Q44k3VU-QF6q6iXKmXQT2m1ANfTFR3MOJJFETB6TIk7v-oofijvMYu-tQF1EXK0-Oo1VRZmk14JObwm2FHus9c5LgRZ9WR2YkLVlU28DOqjy/s640/IMG_4773.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />the night markets are... an experience. packed with people. roasting hot. stall after stall of new foods and strange smells.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeTSZo9Vz4pEh234czhEG-A4E3Xi8VyLyKRPdzxK4dhoMBNndZZEVxG-6dFPR2ResPM8bKOegdvYgxBgU2tvjyYI0QAcEhpzurxIvd9glya-z1ezwlZsLLmwnGwHkHyCzbdVqwZ4zumuS/s1600/IMG_4775.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeTSZo9Vz4pEh234czhEG-A4E3Xi8VyLyKRPdzxK4dhoMBNndZZEVxG-6dFPR2ResPM8bKOegdvYgxBgU2tvjyYI0QAcEhpzurxIvd9glya-z1ezwlZsLLmwnGwHkHyCzbdVqwZ4zumuS/s640/IMG_4775.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />crispy fried squid on a stick. comes in 8 different flavors. [the boys tried curry]<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4cbAg2Wlu88HqK6U6gPgtXA138TSP5mNqP5ydSZpIMbttL0hN9qcZ9HwbCvQppwlBz6AbInGJn3sOYiFS2WPxomSjWxcPsHfkaFaSdm_uIfev0hHhd_JqLFGP-Q1rBj4h9DMaigG58w9/s1600/IMG_4770.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4cbAg2Wlu88HqK6U6gPgtXA138TSP5mNqP5ydSZpIMbttL0hN9qcZ9HwbCvQppwlBz6AbInGJn3sOYiFS2WPxomSjWxcPsHfkaFaSdm_uIfev0hHhd_JqLFGP-Q1rBj4h9DMaigG58w9/s640/IMG_4770.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />there are stalls with clothes and shoes and jewelry and trinkets. there are stalls with fresh fruit smoothies and shaved ice and rice noodles. there are stalls with boxes of children's toys that look like they might actually be from the late 80s. [or maybe just knock offs of something from the late 80s.]<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKWlV_jRQj805jdoouxUQlgEaE5lJpOG0txRByq5-UabMsR8Cl6ORGA2V-Gi0iQLyVzzDU4v5L8_rXd2HA_f9iwvsBDzE2EnLwLsraxzsHq8r45BlRDxKYRGPjY2X1ThhVXb7Q72diAap/s1600/IMG_4769.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKWlV_jRQj805jdoouxUQlgEaE5lJpOG0txRByq5-UabMsR8Cl6ORGA2V-Gi0iQLyVzzDU4v5L8_rXd2HA_f9iwvsBDzE2EnLwLsraxzsHq8r45BlRDxKYRGPjY2X1ThhVXb7Q72diAap/s640/IMG_4769.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />and then there are stalls that have tall, tall towers of tasty dumplings. yep. those are round wooden baskets stacked sky high full of dumplings, steaming hot all the way up.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvT8TwtP6syXlkuD-ZfvhHNI4wtQOkx_Kb1T6mDTW_Hp5_66izVA1poysSjW4gqL72Bv_-1lCpjuKmhXDyo8Q8Sm6lgc8xphtBo2zr1sgls-mdTIXn7sZAj8MIxsBseXgXYE77lpbJo6vK/s1600/IMG_4768.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvT8TwtP6syXlkuD-ZfvhHNI4wtQOkx_Kb1T6mDTW_Hp5_66izVA1poysSjW4gqL72Bv_-1lCpjuKmhXDyo8Q8Sm6lgc8xphtBo2zr1sgls-mdTIXn7sZAj8MIxsBseXgXYE77lpbJo6vK/s640/IMG_4768.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />that's when we stop to eat. <b>to feast</b>. dumplings and pork buns and hot + sour soup with rice noodles. and all for dirt cheap. a basket of 10 dumplings cost 30NT. which is the equivalent of $1. ONE DOLLAR. the five of us ate until we were stuffed and the bill was less than $10 US. ridiculous. and awesome.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wZWsFoJQhpNXvWFLiFBL6jWIQs6bu0IqwEe2lnroZXL1QjjR1ShNS0fxow8h3_xDHYucPxz0sHhsKBKToAXyuFwK3xRGg2LbfId2_3xrqMZheCNmHh3LhL4YhNiE5hoKCw-a5cBUvori/s1600/IMG_4764.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wZWsFoJQhpNXvWFLiFBL6jWIQs6bu0IqwEe2lnroZXL1QjjR1ShNS0fxow8h3_xDHYucPxz0sHhsKBKToAXyuFwK3xRGg2LbfId2_3xrqMZheCNmHh3LhL4YhNiE5hoKCw-a5cBUvori/s640/IMG_4764.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />these are steamed pork buns. imagine that someone wrapped a meatball in bread dough and the cooked it by steaming instead of baking. [most definitely not gluten free.] but they were delicious, or so I was told.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBXcRlHiwlbHG_AeXh5rvrPHM0g8iVuV26u6rFdrTlruBy-t-Scg_MApe3SsB1YLNFj34qWTRRS92fF_qpSt_lCCYaz7aHGDwNoIR7UpeWExr8soGO2sYJW5sIEQhkUhu46Wa6ulohdF2/s1600/IMG_4765.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBXcRlHiwlbHG_AeXh5rvrPHM0g8iVuV26u6rFdrTlruBy-t-Scg_MApe3SsB1YLNFj34qWTRRS92fF_qpSt_lCCYaz7aHGDwNoIR7UpeWExr8soGO2sYJW5sIEQhkUhu46Wa6ulohdF2/s640/IMG_4765.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />and... dumplings. incredibly delicious pork dumplings. also not gluten free. but so tasty I ate them anyway [and suffered a stomach ache for it.] what can I say? woman cannot live on rice noodle alone.

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