Apparently there are over 20,000 species of orchids, so I didn’t even try to research the names of these beautiful purple flowers. What I do know for certain is the joy of smelling the rows and rows of flowers for sale at the Pak Khlong Talat flower market in Bangkok, Thailand. Although it is open around the clock, the delivery trucks start rolling in in the wee hours of the morning followed quickly by the commercial buyers and wholesalers who want the best selection.