Temples, Tuk-Tuks and Con Artists!

I love it!We started the day with the most incredible breakfast.....for only a £1!!!!!Our first plan was to subject ourselves to the inevitable rip off and get in a Tuk Tuk!We new it would most likely end in sour grapes but when in Bangkok...well it has to be done doesnt it?!?!?The guy took us everywhere for the set price of the equivalent of 30 pence each for 3 hours....First we headed to Wat Mongkul Kasatayaram to see the famous 'Big Gold Buddha' which was all huge and spangly!Went onto a couple of other temples before I was accosted by a bunch of kids...turned out they had been sent out of vlass for being naughty!!!!A few temples and lucky Buddhas later we found ourselves whisked to this shady place that sold, of course, 'fashions' (is that what they call it?!?!horredous 70's-esque monstrosities more like!) jewels, silk, soveniers...kinda like Toys-R-Us "a million and one choices all under one roof"

Obviously it all kicked off, he pulled the whole "Gas coupons" scam on us and it was clear we werent having any of it...after we got thrown out of the fashions place because we were apparently "time wasters" (yeah, got it in one!!!!) the tuk tuk man had actually gone off and left us!!!thank god we didnt pay him up front!!! We then did a fair bit of wandering around and soaking up the atmosphere which was amazing, I have fallen in love with Thailand!
This evening sees us looking forward to some scrummy Thai food and several buckets of Sangsom and Coke!!!!!