Bangkok day 3: "What do you mean it's Sunday?"

Our last day in Bangkok started with an early morning trip to the airport for our flight out. Apparently, we were so excited to get to Cambodia that we showed up a whole day early! After spending a few minutes trying fruitlessly to convince the man at the desk that, no, it was, in fact, Monday... I checked with a few other employees and found out that unfortunately, he was right, it was, in fact, Sunday.

We used this extra day to our advantage to see a few things we had originally missed out on. First stop, the National Museum, which boasts an impressive collection of old things. Call me Queen Midas but my personal favourites included the gold leaf patterned window shutters on the museum buildings and the massive gold boats which were being restored right before our eyes. The park across from the museum was decked out for the Queen's birthday two days later. The trees on the main streets were lined with gorgeous lights and her gold framed portrait was set up and adorned in locations all over the city.

In the evening we took a tuk tuk (haha! took a tuk tuk!) to a night market on the other end of town. This was a big spot for designer watches and Tiffany jewelry... but after being quoted a last price of over $100 on a fake Rolex, we were done for the night.