Saturday, December 02, 2006

Chatuchak, the world's biggest weekend market

Bangkok’s Chatuchak Market is the world’s biggest weekend market selling practically everything under the sun - trendy fashions, ntiques intricate wooden carvings, masks from far-off lands, adorable fluffy dogs, colorful fish of every hue and singing birds. You can find all this and more at amazing Chatuchak Market.

There are almost 9,000 individual booths overflowing with every imaginable type of wares to catch your fancy. Once inside the market, you will be catch up in a world of bursting crowds and stalls stretching as far as the eye can see.

If you are thinking of decorating your home, searching for that perfect piece of furniture or decoration, be it antique, modern, Thai or Western? Or perhaps an ethnic handicraft to brighten up your living room? Or ceramic products like tea cups, coffee mugs, pots, traditional Thai Benjarong and ceramic dolls?

The real charm of the Chatuchak Market in Bangkok lies in the fact that you can - and should - bargain with each stall you are interested in.

Whether you will snare a bargain or not is a test of your own negotiating skills. So don' t be surprised if the same goods bought by you and your friends from the same shop carry different prices. (via Bangkok City)

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