I never quite like to post on Thailand's biggest market as i had the tendency to take too many photographs and i would procrastinate to post them; resulting in a long delay that's about five months in this case! And the funny thing is that i am visiting Bangkok again in less than a week's time!
So, without any further ado, let's share the pictures that all started from Mo Chit BTS! Another mode of transportation is the MRT and you can drop at Kamphaeng Phet station which is in fact nearer to the market compared to BTS.
Umbrellas along the pavement towards the market that were used by the roadside stall vendors, i remember there's a ruling by the military government then that they were going to remove those vendors but i still saw a lot of them on the streets.
As you can attest from the above. By the way, 6 pairs of socks for 100 baht used to be considered incredibly cheap for Singapore's standard until i went Guizhou recently and a pair can be as low as S$0.20!
Despite the hot weather and the temptations from the cooling chrysanthemum tea and delicious orange juice, my age dictated that it's better to go with plain water for health reasons. :(
Entering the market proper; the photographs i have posted before the above were all taken outside the Chatuchak (also known as Jatujak in the local lingual). To be honest, the deals outside might be better than those inside in the market.
Internal road view - by the way, there are about 180 photographs taken over two days, so please take your time to scroll through. Chatuchak Weekend Market never fails to impress me with the sheer number of stalls and vibrancy; i can literally spend a whole day there despite the heat!
I was thinking how best to publish the photographs and thought it might be better for me to talk about the stuff i found interesting before i upload a ton of random photographs; for example, i realized there were a lot more stalls selling imitation sexy underwear for men!
Thankfully, i prefer the cheaper boxers which only cost 40 baht each. I kid you not as i bought like close to 20 pairs of boxers on my Bangkok trip last November!
Cute floor mats; am glad that i have a black and white theme for my house which means i am picky when it comes to designs. Furthermore, i am a practical person; a floor mat that doesn't absorb water has no place in my house.
My words fell on deaf ears as Alex proceeded to purchase the above floor mats that cost 250 baht (2 for 400 baht) from a stall near the MRT station's entrance / exit! p.s. THAT floor mat is no longer in my house.
Fascinating but not exactly cheap in my opinion.
Arb-ims home spa products - the brand i go for when it comes to scented soaps. I absolutely love the one with a loofah scrub; it's always a dozen whenever i buy and they always provide a nice aroma when i open the cabinet in my bathroom.
Would love to try the roast pork... The issue with being older is that my tummy is no longer a bottomless pit and i have to be careful with what i eat since i hate to waste food...
Different tummy for desserts though and it's easier to share with my travel mates! Coconut ice cream FTW and you are free to take the toppings you want!
There were so many stalls selling it and my personal favourite is Coco JJ which is the original store that gained popularity in the market. Am i the only one who feels that the serving has gotten comparatively smaller over the years? The price for the coconut ice cream has gone up too; it used to cost 50 baht.
May the light shine on you; literally.
Resisting the temptation to buy the piggy banks; i already got one at Hua Mum Night Market and with cashless being the preferred way in Singapore nowadays, my pigs at home are starving!
Why am i showing a picture of the toilet? Well, aside from the information that washrooms are available (there's an entry fee though) in the weekend market; i must also share the following with my male compatriots!
Each urinal came with a sink! That's utter convenience and i am presuming that the water from the sink would help flush the urinals. If that's true, then it would so eco-friendly too!
In the initial few years that i patronized Chatuchak market, it's not possible to find a massage parlour with air-conditioning within the market and while the number shot up in the past few years; the phenomenon nowadays is that the masseurs were now standing on the street and soliciting for business! p.s. not hanky panky business by the way.
Desserts once again at Wantong Cafe; pity it's no longer a hidden gem and the place was overcrowded with weak air-conditioning. Even the highly acclaimed Nilla Riceberry Short Cake fell short of what i had in previous trips.
Retro thai comic books!
I can't relate to the comic books but i sure remember the toys above! From the trolls to the musical clown that can turn its head and did you notice the McDonald's hamburglar?!
Product of Gargoyle - if you like animal-headed teacups, vases etc, you may consider checking them out. How i wish they have piggy banks as i wouldn't mind a realistic looking pig-headed piggy bank.
That's like a ton of bangles on her hand! I seriously wonder how she's going to clean up at the end of each day as the bangles look pretty tight and don't seem to have a clasp for ease of removal. Not my business but i am always full of curiousity!
Insect keychains; beautiful yet morbid.
Donald Shop Thailand - for fans of Vespa bikes, mini coopers and the beetles! I ever harboured hopes to take a motorcycle license and procure a Vespa bike as they look so cool! p.s. and due to my short stature, i don't think i can handle those freakish big and heavy bikes.
Clock tower within the market which is a great meeting point if you and your friends got separated from each other and didn't have any data.
This stall is still surviving! I got a monkey leather keyring from the same stall a few years ago; however, it didn't survive with my usual rough handling.
Owner of this store has balls of steel!
Why i said that? Because Thailand was still under a military government then and it's obvious the owner was implying something with such a banner! Respect!
Bought the above for Jovyn and Jerald as they should do some arts and craft instead of spending their free time on ipads and phones!
Nice paintings of elephant even though my objective was to the store on the left. Nothing really out of the norm, honestly, as the tees can be commonly found all over the weekend market.
But, their price of 100 baht (less than S$5.00) each was insane and i must compliment the service and honesty of the two boys managing the shop. They have a promotion which i didn't know of and one of them chased after me to return my change!
I noticed a lot of nice tee shirts this round and one store (near the entrance / exit of the MRT station) had designs from the studio ghibli movies! Sadly, they don't have black tees; only white and i got one for Jerald at 150 baht.
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Andy running through the designs of some tees; i recalled this was similar to the bananas one that everyone appeared to be wearing a few years ago and the range has expanded! The cats-filled ones that Andy purchased were much nicer than the fruit ones.
The pet section was the most popular section in the past and in the 80s and 90s, you can hear of travellers claiming that you can buy any animal from Chatuchak Weekend Market; the most incredulous one that i heard was a bear cub.
Hand-crafted soap; intriguing to watch the gentleman go through each cut and carve and while the completed work was beautiful; remember, i am a practical person and soaps are not decorative items.
I definitely mentioned about this before in my previous postings on Chatuchak Weekend Market; the unique sinks that one should consider for their bathrooms, especially if you are already paying a lot for interior design.
Wooden skeletons to prepare for Halloween? Guess these were the remaining stocks from the festival which took place a week or two before our visit.
Big prawns served on a large plate with a roaring business.... so tempting yet the tummy knew it couldn't hand such a big load and his two travel mates were already feeling they had overeaten. :(
So nice right?! Free drinking water for passerby! Anyway, please brace yourself for a deluge consisting of over a hundred photos without any individual comment!
Hope i didn't bore you with the photos! It's always a visual treat at Chatuchak Weekend Market as there are so many stalls! An estimate puts the number at 15,000 and even if i spend a minute at each stall, it would still take me about 10 full days (24-hour a day) to go through every single one of them!
Luckily i didn't do that because if i did; my shopping haul back to Singapore would be way larger than what this lady in red was holding in both her hands!
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Address
สวนจตุจักร Kamphaeng Phet 2 Rd, Lat Yao,
Khet Chatuchak, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10900,
Bangkok, Thailand
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Additional Information
Intend to GRAB over? Do indicate "Chatuchak Market Gate 1 & Gate 3" on your app!
