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Jatujak Weekend
Market (JJ) Close to the intersection of Phahonyothin
and Ladprao, on Phahonyothin Road near the northern bus station. JJ is
one of the world's largest weekend markets covers area of 70 rai, more
than 5,000 booths selling goods from every part of Thailand.
Jatujak
Market, one stop shopping centre is very popular to Thais and has become
a popular place to forign tourists and foriengners who stay in Bangkok,
thousands of foreigners frequent visit to JJ every weekend since almost
any thing can be found here at a bargaining local price (not a tourist
price), and most vendors actually come from local factories, like antique
wood carving, clay handicrafts, local souvenirs from every parts of Thailand,
Buddhist amulets, wooden funitures, hand made decorated flowers and plants,
ceramic wares and dolls, Thai Benjarong, Chinese wares, garden decorated
plants and stones, trendy fashions, silk, hill-tribe outfits , fluffy
dogs, colorful fishes, birds and more miscellaneous.
Food
and Drink Chatuchak is a large open public ground, you may feel a
little hot but not so much because the structure was plan under architecture
thorey. However, there are small stalls of food and drinks pepered around
the area. One of the air-condition food shops with nice decoration is
Tho Plu near the Banks area, and there are more restaurants in dream section,
which is the new section of JJ market.
Banks Area Near Kamphaengphet 2 entrance is banks area where you
can withdraw your money from ATM, and for spacial services, the branch
is opening on weekends and at night on Thurseday till Sunday. There are
Government Saving Bank, Military Bank and Bangkok Bank, the branches open
on Monday - Wednesday 9.30 a.m. - 3.30 p.m. and Thursday - Sunday 7.30
a.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Post Booth there is a post booth, including DHL in the area of
section 1.
Tourist Service
& Assistance at the Kamphaengphet 2 entrance close
to the bank area are the booths of Tourist Police, Tourism Authority of
Thailand (TAT), Bankok Tourist Bureaund and first aid.
Dream Section is the new shopping area on Kamphaengphet 2 Road,
most food shops and restaurants are in this section.
Jatujak Park Jatujak Park is a nicely landscaped park and is considered
the major park of Bangkok,where located opposite the Kamphaengphet 3 entrance
of JJ Market. This is a nice spot for relaxing after an exhausting shopping
at the market.
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