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Jatujak Market or Chatuchak, Weekend market Bangkok
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Jatujak or Chatuchak market is the largest weekend market in Bangkok, Thailand. We believe it is also the largest of the world. Frequently called J.J., it covers over 35 acres (1.13 km²) and contains upwards of 15,000 stalls. It is estimated that the market receives between 200,000 and 300,000 visitors each day. Most stalls only open on Saturdays and Sundays.
The market offers a wide variety of products including household items, clothing, Thai handicrafts, religious artifacts, collectibles, foods, and live animals.
Chatuchak market is adjacent to the Kamphaengphet station (MRT) of the Bangkok Metro, or about a 5-minute walk from the Mo Chit (หมอชิต) Skytrain (BTS) station and Suan Chatuchak(Chatuchak Park) station(MRT). You can get here very easilier than before.
History
Chatuchak Market owes its origin to Field Marshal Plaek Phibulsongkram, the late prime minister of Thailand (1938-1944, 1948-1957), who came up with the idea of setting up a flea market in every town. As a result, the first flea market in Bangkok was held at Sanam Luang and was called Sanam Luang flea Market. However, there was time when the place was needed for other special functions and the flea market was then relocated to Saranrom Palace and settled there for 8 years. After that, it was moved again to Sanam Chai. But because of the limited space, it had to be moved back to Sanam Luang. In the same year, the government issued a policy to turn Sanam Luang into a public park for citizens of Bangkok and to be the venue to celebrate 200-year-anniversary of Bangkok, which would be held in 1982. Thus, it was decided that the flea market would be held at the Phahonyothin area from then on and it is later called Chatuchak Market after the nearby park under the same name.
How to get to Jatujak market:
SkyTrain - BTS at Station N8, Mo Chit (Terminus).
Subway - MRT at stations #2 Kamphaeng Phet (closest - between Areas 1 / 2) or #3 Mo Chit (short walk from park).
By bus - Ordinary buses 3, 8, 26, 27, 28, 34, 38, 39, 44, 52, 59, 74, 77, 96, 97, 104, 108, 112, 134, 136, 138 and 145. Air-con buses 2, 3, 9, 10, 12, 13, 29, 38, 39, 44, 136 and 138.
By taxi, ask for Suan Jatujak (Chatuchak park).
Open from 08.00 to 18.00 on Saturdays and Sundays.
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Recommended nearby hotels
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Sofitel Centara Plaza Bangkok Hotel
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Located near Jatujak market and BRT station. Each of the 607 deluxe rooms and suites at Sofitel Central Plaza Bangkok offers a panoramic view of the city’s skyline.
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Hotel de Bangkok
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Located in the heart of Bangkok, near Victorial Monument or 10 mins to JJ market. We have 50 rooms which are standard, superior, deluxe rooms-including sitting areas, connecting rooms for family, and triple rooms with or without balcony that have been superbly designed and furnished in contemporary Thai décor.
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2008-09-22 16:18:20
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Thai Tour
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Useful advice:
Since the beginning of June (2008). The Chatuchak Market authorities have introduced a complete ban on smoking for the whole market. Violations to the smoking ban would be fined 2,000 Baht.
A map of the market's layout, is available at the market and in several Bangkok bookstores. It is indispensable for finding things in the maze produced by Chatuchak's more then 15,000 stalls.
or you may click here:
http://www.jatujakplaza.com/jatujakmap.jpg
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2008-09-22 20:10:43
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Thai Tour
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 pet zone
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2008-09-22 20:13:10
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Thai Tour
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 Fighting Fish
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2008-09-22 20:13:55
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Thai Tour
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 tiger fish
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2008-09-22 20:17:18
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Thai Tour
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 Fancycarp
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2008-09-22 20:18:07
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Thai Tour
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 Fish seller
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2008-09-22 20:19:24
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Thai Tour
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 fish seller
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2008-09-22 20:20:53
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Thai Tour
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 This shrimp, sales at 500 Bht, it is quite expenseive though.
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2008-09-22 20:26:38
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Thai Tour
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 Giant King Crab or Tachypleus gigas
Found:
seashores and mangrove
Eating:
worms, eartworms
Size:
shell: 380-40 cms.
uses:
food
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2008-09-22 20:28:24
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Thai Tour
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 seller of gold fish, easy to carry if you buy.
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2008-09-22 20:29:45
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Thai Tour
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 strange fish and crabs. A lot of strange animals can be found and bought here.
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2008-09-22 20:37:45
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Thai Tour
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 point and take. Most of the clients are Thai, ofcourse, it is difficult for a foreign to carry oversea. It will not pass the checkpoint at the airport.
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2008-09-22 20:40:17
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Thai Tour
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 This is not fish, but turtle. Personally, I don't recommend to buy such a kin of this animal.
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2008-09-22 20:42:32
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Thai Tour
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 Baby bird from the wild. If you are care of animal rights, you should avoid the animal zone. There is nothing intentionally 'bad' happening here, it is just that on some of the stalls the animals look to be in a poor shape, mainly due to the effects of the heat.
She sells but we don't buy.
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2008-09-22 20:43:37
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Thai Tour
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 Angle crabs. 10 Bht each.
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2008-09-22 20:44:39
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Thai Tour
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 I guess this a kind of imported pet. Don't know really what they are called. Don't support.
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2008-09-22 20:45:20
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Thai Tour
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 bird sellers.
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2008-09-22 20:46:01
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Thai Tour
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 This soi is for pets.
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2008-09-22 20:47:33
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Thai Tour
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 dog for sales.
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2008-09-22 21:10:56
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Thai Tour
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 baby dogs
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2008-09-22 21:13:19
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Thai Tour
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 squirrels
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2008-09-22 21:14:02
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Thai Tour
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 little turtles
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2008-09-22 21:19:37
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Thai Tour
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 All products are on sales here. Bargaining is expected, by stall holders at Chatuchak even though the marked prices have already looked cheap. Many traders in the more central areas of Bangkok also have a stall here, selling exactly the same goods for much, much lower prices. The chances are you won't come away empty-handed.
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2008-09-22 21:23:31
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Thai Tour
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 With around ten thousand stall holders turning up every Saturday and Sunday - you will find everything: pets, bags, shirts, watches, handicraft, paintings, ceramic, food, etc.
The market is divided into numbered areas called as "Soi". You can pick up a free map from Tourist Center, situated near bank offices (center of the market).
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2008-09-22 21:25:24
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TT
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 JJ Market is a particularly good place to find all manner of Thai handicrafts, the quality varies but many are high quality and fortunately the intense competition between stall holders keeps the prices low. Be warned though when buying what looks like an antique, the large majority on offer are fakes and telling the difference between fake and genuine can be extremely difficult. Please be reminded that antiques require an export permit.
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2008-09-22 21:26:52
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TT
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 These are artifician.
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2008-09-22 21:35:10
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TT
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 This is a shop of handicraft.
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2008-09-22 21:43:19
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TT
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 Bages are interesting for a lady, with a very very cheap price.
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2008-09-22 21:43:50
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TT
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 Cloth bags
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2008-09-22 21:46:40
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TT
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 Watch out for pickpockets, even though they're not a particularly big problem, in the crowded conditions, it is easy for them to do here.
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2008-09-22 21:49:23
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TT
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 Clown, for fun and entertainment, if you are tired from walking.
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2008-09-22 21:50:21
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TT
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 a cup of coffee, easily found along the street.
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2008-09-22 21:53:23
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TT
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 plenty of shops of food & drink.
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2008-09-22 21:55:29
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TT
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 Money exchange is behind the stalls, at the center of the market. If not find, you may ask anyone there. It is much more than before.
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2008-09-22 21:56:52
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TT
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 Now it's time for a man, shirts for sales.
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2008-09-22 22:00:16
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TT
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 and for a lady too
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2008-09-22 22:02:06
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TT
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 ceramic ware
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2008-09-22 22:03:12
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TT
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 Shop of ceramic ware
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2008-09-22 22:07:28
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TT
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 plastic flower are one of the best selling goods here. Mainly customers are foreigners.
I'd recommend if you be finding a best quality plastic flowers. We are renowned of professional hand-made.
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2008-09-22 22:08:04
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TT
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 or even plastic fruit.
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2008-09-22 22:12:55
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TT
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 R U hungry? Hamburger is available but much easier if your meal can change to a cup of noodle.
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2008-09-22 22:16:07
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TT
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 You will be asked to buy. You should know how to say "No" politely in Thai.
"Mai Kob Kun Krab" means "No thanks".
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2008-09-22 22:17:54
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TT
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 No only buyer and sellers are found here but also are these kinds of peopole.
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2008-09-22 22:38:46
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TT
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 Seller have tried hard to let out the goods.
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2008-09-22 22:39:27
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TT
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 even changing the look.
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2008-09-22 22:40:13
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TT
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 drawing your picture is also good selling.
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2008-09-22 22:41:33
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TT
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 paper mache
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2008-09-22 22:42:37
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TT
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 Toys
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2008-09-22 22:44:08
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TT
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 Toys from one of famous Japanese cartoon "Dragon Ball".
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2008-09-22 22:44:41
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TT
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 Watches
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2008-09-22 22:46:04
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TT
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 Sunglasses is very cheap here.
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2008-09-22 22:46:42
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TT
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 glass
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2008-09-22 22:48:01
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TT
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 a little gift
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2008-09-22 22:48:51
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TT
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 key chain
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2008-09-22 22:52:49
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TT
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 If you're going with some friends, make sure that you've got an easily-found meeting point. The market is crowded, and it's very easy to get lost.
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2008-09-22 22:53:49
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TT
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 another look of the market
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2008-09-22 22:56:37
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TT
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 thristy? this is a Thai drink from herbs.
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2008-09-22 22:58:31
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TT
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 porcelain
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2008-09-22 23:04:53
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Bang
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 Tips:
Stall holders may up the price if they see you're a foreiner, but not by all that much, so don't assume that they're trying to rip you off.
Always be polite, good natured and smile when you embark upon a haggle. Only ask the price if you are absolutely certain that you want the item - it's not unknown for the stall holder to follow you if you walk away, particularly if you're their first customer of the day. If you are the first customer of the day, and you buy something, watch what the stallholder does with the money. He or she will probably brush the stall several times with it, in various places, and perhaps do a wai. This is the stallholder's way of blessing the stall to give it luck, and of praying for many more customers to come that day.
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2008-09-22 23:06:20
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TT
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 Garden plant is another zone, but not much interesting for a foreigner, since you can bring along oversea.
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2008-09-22 23:08:47
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Bang
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 Today, the market is expanding out of the JJ market. There is a dark area, opposit to JJ Mall. There is plenty of plants stolen from the forest, illegally sold.
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2008-09-22 23:11:19
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Bang
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 This the above-said market. We also find a used goods, mostly wooden-made.
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2008-09-22 23:12:26
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Bang
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 JJ Mall, Thai calls air-conditioned Jatujak market, every open.
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2008-09-22 23:14:35
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Bang
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 able to sell at night, even beyond 18:00 hrs the market is closed.
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2008-09-22 23:15:25
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Bang
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 or this shop is selling well at night.
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2008-09-22 23:23:39
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Bang
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 Not surprisingly local produce is more frequently seen than international food. This street hawker sells fried grasshoppers, of course for food. It is very high portien. Nearby, you may find a simple charcoal barbecue like squid. It should look better for you to eat.
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2008-09-25 12:20:51
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Yaya
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Jatujak has in theory been segregated into areas depending on the types of goods sold, and there are maps available for the market. You're as well to just forget them and just wander wherever takes your fancy, as it is an extremely disorientating place of many narrow alleys and trying to follow a map around can prove very frustrating.
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2008-09-26 02:09:09
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Tim
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Goods e.g. bags, shoes, clothes should be interesting for all foreiner tourists as they are very cheap.
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2008-09-27 01:22:37
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TT
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I'd suggest you should plan before going shopping. Within a day, you cannot finish all zones. Map is necessary especially for the one who comes here at the first time.
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2008-09-29 17:56:26
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Thai Tour
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 If you have a plan with any reason that you cannot get to JJ market in the weekend.
Sanam Luang 2 Market is another big market. It opens daily around 8:00 am to 17:00 am.
For more info: Sanam Luang 2 market (Thonburi Market)
http://www.thai-tour.com/attractions/index.php?id=367
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2008-10-10 18:01:12
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Kolny
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Where can I park a car? Pls advise.
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2008-10-11 02:27:40
Comment by:
TT
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You may park at:
1) JJ Mall;
2) opportsit to JJ Mall (the other side of the road);
3) Or Tor Kor;
4) Car park of BTS.
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2008-10-13 15:15:35
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TT
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 The smoking ban pulbic places came into force on 31 May 08. Anyone caught breaking the ban will be fined 2,000 Bht
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2008-10-13 23:48:13
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TT
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However, the market provides 2 specific areas for the smokers:
- 1st area is close to gate no.1 between Jatujak Information Center and toilet no.1; and
- 2nd area is nearby gate no.2 in the section 7 next to toilet no.2.
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2008-10-26 20:04:57
Comment by:
Mo
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2009-01-01 14:23:52
Comment by:
poster
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Happy New Year!!
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2009-02-20 23:05:34
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TTI
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Today is the first day of JJ Night Bazzar opening, starting 18.00-24.00 hrs every Friday.
Now onwards
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