Saturday, March 31, 2007

Trip to Bangkok - Last Day

Being the last day is always a sad days.
On this day, all of us went to the Chatuchak weekend market. Bernard and I spend about 2 hours only there. You can go there by SkyTrain to Mo Chit station.

Some of the shirts there are damn cheap. The quality are quite good too. Most of the T-shirts cost only below RM10. You get discounts if buy more.

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This is paradise for bargain hunters. Every Saturday and Sunday, 9,000 individual booths are open selling an infinite variety of goods. It is just about impossible to go to Chatuchak Weekend Market and not buy anything. There is just about everything that bargain hunters, home makers, pet lovers or just browsers can imagine.

Handicrafts are every where including pottery, hand-made glass models of the Royal Barges, fluffy toys, colourful tropical fish, singing birds puppies of many breeds, furniture and lots of new and second hand clothing, shoes, handbags, belts. There is so much on offer that even international home decor wholesales come here to shop.

Music lovers can find unique traditional Thai musical instruments being sold direct by the artisans who have crafted them to make the pleasing sounds. One rule for all shoppers to observe is bargain, bargain, bargain. This is part of the fun and also gets you the best prices.

Chatuchak Weekend Market has interesting products from all over Thailand as well as things from far off lands.

You should allow the best part of a whole day to explore the many stalls. You never know what you will find. But this is work that will make you thirsty and puckish, so take a break here and there to cool off with a fresh fruit juice or feast on delicious Thai dishes such as Pad Thai, barbecue chicken, noodles and sweets.



Chatuchak Market view from SkyTrain


Chatuchak Market view


The inner market view


Just look at the prices of all those shirts etc. Simply irresistible.

Just like our Sunday Market but much BIGGER!

We should have spend the whole day shopping there but we have to checkout from the hotel around 12 noon and take a taxi to Suvarnabhumi airport for our flight back to KL.

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