A shopper's paradise - Chatuchak market

If you ever find yourself in Bangkok on a weekend, visiting Chatuchak weekend market is something I would recommend strongly. But only if you have plenty of space in your luggage. The market is only open on the weekends and there are more than 8000 market stalls here selling anything from souvenirs and clothes to food, textiles, furniture and even pets.

Section 2, the place to shop for wearable, cheap and hip clothes

The puppy section. They are so cute that you really want to take one home with you.

Whatever you may be looking for, you can find it at Chatuchak and if your bargaining skills are good, it can be very cheap. We did not really intend to buy a lot, the plan was just to stroll around and take a look at this piece of shopping heaven. After two hours of looking around, I found some really nice handbags which I just had to have and then we found some nice things for Matthias as well. In the end we left with a quite large plastic bag full of bargains.

Shopping at Chatuchak might not be as comfortable as shopping in the malls of central Bangkok, but it definitely pays off to go here and seek out the stands where the product are not sold in bulk. We found a number of stalls where they only had one or two pieces of the same item.
The downside of the market; it is hot and can be crowded. We went early in the day to avoid the masses and it worked quite well, especially when we visited the stalls further away from the main road.

It is easy to get to Chatuchak market, just take the BTS to Mochit station (end of the Sukhumvit line) and you will see the market from the station. If you don't actually see the market, just follow the masses and you will get there! It is possible to get there by MRT and get off at Chatuchak Park.