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Bangkok's Top Ten
There's lots to see and do in Bangkok, but here are some places that are "can't misses," and others, a bit less known, that you shouldn't miss …
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7. Chatuchak Weekend Market
The large weekend market at Chatuchak Park is a magnet for virtually every visitor to Bangkok.
Here you’ll find antiquities, crafts, books, flip-flops, pots and pans, every manner of sundry, and food stalls and small restaurants.
Naturalists at heart will love the stunning selections of orchids and tropical fish.
There is also a bank, and ATM machines. A favorite antiquities shop of ours is that of Maem Yong, who specializes in Burmese lacquerware, and who can be found in Section 26, Soi 2, tel: (03) 345-6346.
The place is so large (an estimated 10,000 stalls), that you’ll need a map to navigate, but billboard maps are in front of every entrance, and it’s laid out so like businesses are generally congregated around each other.
Chatuchak opens at 7am and closes officially at 6 pm.
We advise you to go early, when it’s cooler and less crowded, as an estimated 200,000 people attend each weekend.
To get there, take the BTS skytrain to the Mo Chit station, and exit southwest. Chatuchak is a five minute walk.
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