Patong Beach Market

We took a taxi from the Marriott to Patong, cost about $25 USD. We spent the afternoon walking the open air market on the beach. Erika got a screaming deal and got her hair braided for $16. It took two women one hour to braid it all. I have never seen braiding done so fast before. Her hands would appear to just wiggle a bit and the braid was done. It also stayed in for the rest of the vacation and she took it out after about two weeks. Eric and I visited the Fish Spa. You have got to look that up on the internet! It used to be used to help people with skin diseases. The fish just eat off any dead skin. I squealed and squirmed the whole time; it was like putting my feet in an ant hill and letting them crawl all over me. It didn't hurt at all, it just wasn't a good feeling having those fish swarm my legs and squirm between my toes! While we were looking for some food to eat we came across some snack food: Fried grasshoppers and larvae! I kid you not! We even saw some woman eating them! Yuck! This was all fun until sundown, then all the freaks came out. I don't mean weird looking people, I am talking of the kind in whom you pay for their services!