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Chatuchak
Chatuchak
Weekend Market (จตุจักร,
also Jatujak or even JJ). BTS
Mo Chit, Metro Kampaeng Phet. Northern Bangkok's biggest draw,
this incredibly vast, 35-acre outdoor market has
over 8,000 vendors selling anything and
everything under the sun. To put that number in
perspective, if you browsed each stall each one
minute, non-stop for 8 hours on both Saturday
and Sunday, it would take you around two months
to visit them all! A good rule of thumb is to
buy immediately if you spot something
interesting, because you will never find the
same stall again. The market opens at 7 AM, so
get there early to beat the crowds and the heat.
Keep an eye on your belongings here as
pickpockets work in the crowds, and avoid Chatuchak on rainy days as the roofs and drains
here aren't quite up to a tropical downpour.
Silom's Suan Lum Night Bazaar is worth
considering as an alternative to Chatuchak: it's
more centrally located, it's open at night when
it's cooler and there are a number of
restaurants where cold beer and decent food is
available. The range of goods on offer is,
however, not quite as immense at at Chatuchak.
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