Day3 1/3/14 Fishy feet

Our morning began with the usual hotel breakfast followed by watching the warriors game. I was so excited that we were able to stream the game on our laptop, and even more excited that it was an excellent game to watch. We were screaming and cheering in our room. Whoever was in the hotel rooms next to us probably thought we were crazy. After the game we decided to explore a different part of the city. Along our walk we came across some really cool temples, one of them had a massive Siddhartha statue with tiny glass mosaics. Finding a temple in Thailand is like finding a Starbucks in California; they are everywhere! I would have to say one of my favorite things about walking in this city is watching the drivers. Cars drive on the opposite side of the street and the driver side of the car is the passenger side for us. Many times I will mistakenly look at a car and freak out when I see a woman on the driver side holding her baby on her lap and looking down, and then I remember that it is reversed here and she is actually the passenger. Mopeds and motorcycles are big here. Most people don't wear helmets, and some people ride with three people on one moped. The biggest shocker to me is when I see someone riding a moped with a small baby on their lap and neither of them have helmets. Along our walk we came across a mall with a sporting goods store inside. We went in to see if they had basketball shoes. Their selection was small consisting of two pairs. We walked around the rest of the mall which was really strange. It was four stories tall, but a third of the stores were closed or out of business. The place was in some serious need of tlc. At the top level of the mall there was a buffet. We were hungry and decided we would try it out. It ended up being a bad idea. The food was gross and it was our most expensive meal yet. We walked back to our hotel feeling sluggish from the gross food. Back at the hotel we rested a bit before headed back to the night bazaar.Around dinner time we made our walk to the night bazaar stopping for our favorite fruit smoothies along the way. When we got to the bazaar we decided to try out a fish feet treatment.The treatment was interesting. You begin by getting your feet washed, and then you sit on a bench and put your feet in a tank of small fish. The fish swim up to your feet and gently nibble on your skin. The feeling is strange. It is similar to the sensation of your feet waking up after they have been asleep. It tingled and tickled at the same time. I couldn't stop laughing. After our interesting fish feet experience we grabbed some dinner at one of the vendors. We ordered the most amazing thai pork noodle soup. Our dinner was so delicious and so inexpensive, it definitely made up for our lunch. From here we decided to go back and check out the rasta bar that we found the day before. We walked a few blocks and found the bar. The place was just as awesome as I'd hope it would be. The inside was dimly lit, with black light murals of bob marley and jimi hendrix. There was a small stage surrounded by tables. In the back was a lounge area with a couch. We ordered some beers, sat at one of the tables, and enjoyed the reggae music playing on the stereo. Soon after we ordered our beers a band came in to set up on stage. We ordered more beers and listened to them play sublime, red hot chili peppers, oasis, and other american hits. After four beers, lots of great music, and fun, we decided to trek back to our hotel and pass out.It was a great day!