We went out to Mo Chit this morning. There is an enormous market there. It was ok but not as exciting as it looked from the outside, for me anyway, as there was acres and acres of clothing and shoes and more clothing, anyway it got a bit boring so we decided to go to Chinatown. Just off the train and we were stopped by a scammer telling us Chinatown has nothing on today, we should go the other direction. The heat had got to us a bit so I told him b/s he's just trying to scam us. Go away. He got the message. We continued on our way. First real stop, let's see what US$40 million in gold looks like. Well, it looks Like a Buddha, all nice and shiny too. It is a statue 4.8m high, weighing 5 tons and about 700 years old. It spent many years hiding under plaster to stop it being stolen but is now on display for all to worship, and while your there why not put a donation in the box for the monks, I mean its not as if you didn't already pay 40 baht for entry fee.
From there we just wandered toward Chinatown getting some streetfood on the way and wandering around the markets. KFC for dinner and a tuk tuk home.
An old oil / kero lamp in a Chinatown shop. It is huge, about 1 m high.
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