Last night in Bangkok makes the world your oyster

Our last day in Bangkok we met with Oh and Ae from Volunthai who got us all set up to take a bus to Chiayaphum the next day. They really eased our fears about teaching and we began to get really excited and immediately started thinking of lesson plans (basically games that we could play with the kids).
We then headed to the Golden Buddha in Chinatown. What is special about this Buddha is that it is solid gold and for 100's of years it was undiscovered as it was covered in plaster. It was not until it was moved and accidently dropped that a piece of plaster chipped away and this giant golden buddha was discovered. It actually started many others to chip away at their own plaster Buddhas to see if there was a treasure underneath. At the wat there was a monk handing out blessings.
We then decided to walk around chinatown for a bit and we agreed that it was the most crowded place we had been thus far. The sidewalks were teeming with people and vendors selling just about anything. There were even those few sketchy vendors who sold nothing but a few clearly stolen goods like a wallet, a pair of jeans, a corkscrew and a watch. We held on to our things a little bit tighter as we walked by these vendors.
That night we decided to venture to the Suan Lum Bazaar. Literally this night market was the size of two football fields. In the center there was a food court and a giant stage with peole singing karoke. It was quite a sight. We will certainly return there on our way back through Bangkok to buy gifts (please post if you would like something, unless you are Emily Cohen, then I already know what you want!!). We took our first tuk tuk home from the night bazaar and went to bed knowing that this was the last time that we would sleep (and use a toilet) so comfortably. We could not even imagine what was next . . .