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We arrived in Bangkok from Manila on an over night flight. As we were driving towards Narathiwas, we saw an enormous night market off of Rama IV highway. After a few failed attempts at navigating our way back to the market, we finally found it near the Queen Sirikit subway station. We have seen so many local markets in China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand, but nothing has come close in size and scale to Bangkok’s Khlong Toei Market. I got the impression that Khlong Toei Market is the Costco of Bangkok. I wouldn’t be surprised if this market supplied raw, fresh ingredients to 90% of the vendors and restaurants in the area. I was most amazed with the meat processing section where hundreds of Thai men and women gathered to butcher thousands and thousands of kilos of beef, chicken, and pork. Most of them were highly amused by our presence and happy to be subjects for Ingrid’s camera.