Day 2:
Nothing fancy... we all accompanied C to Pratunam market to look at her stocks. So lets fast forward to the night....
We went to Saphan Phut Night Market
Nothing fancy... we all accompanied C to Pratunam market to look at her stocks. So lets fast forward to the night....
We went to Saphan Phut Night Market
Every evening (except Wednesdays) the area around the Memorial Bridge (known amongst Thais as Saphan Plut) is packed with vendors and shoppers trading for apparels and entertainment items include T-shirts, sneakers, jeans, related accessories, DVD’s, CD’s, video games and more.
Some counterfeit brand-name clothing like Ralph Lauren, Armani, Fred Perry as well as creative pieces can be found; plenty of food stalls, too. Bartering is almost not necessary, as the prices are amazingly cheap. The market is popular amongst local teen shoppers. It opens from 17:30 (or later on a rainy day) until around midnight.
Opening Hour: 17:30 – 24:00 (closed on Wednesdays)
Location: The Memorial Bridge or Saphan Phut Chao Phraya pier
Getting there:
Some counterfeit brand-name clothing like Ralph Lauren, Armani, Fred Perry as well as creative pieces can be found; plenty of food stalls, too. Bartering is almost not necessary, as the prices are amazingly cheap. The market is popular amongst local teen shoppers. It opens from 17:30 (or later on a rainy day) until around midnight.
Opening Hour: 17:30 – 24:00 (closed on Wednesdays)
Location: The Memorial Bridge or Saphan Phut Chao Phraya pier
Getting there:
- Bus: No. 6, 8, 9, 73
- TukTuk/ Cab:
- BTS: Alight atSaphan Taksin station, take the river boat and alight at Saphan Phut pier and walk over (5mins walk)
They have quite a few shoe stalls ranging from Nike Sneakers, to Hi-cut Dunks, Onisutka Tigers, Puma, Vans, Converse, Addidas, TOD's inspired to some funny unknown brand. Sneakers ranges from 450 to 600 Bhat. For loafers and formal shoes that have no particular brand, it ranges from 350 to 500 Bhat. Tod's inspired are around 690 Bhat.
T-shirts are cheap, but women's apparels are not relatively cheap. You can find cheaper ones at Pratunam Market. And a lot of them only have 1 piece. Whatever you see on display is most probably what they have, be it shoes or apparels.
They also have your typical street food stalls popping up every now and then. But 1 very interesting stall, you'll never see at most places...
T-shirts are cheap, but women's apparels are not relatively cheap. You can find cheaper ones at Pratunam Market. And a lot of them only have 1 piece. Whatever you see on display is most probably what they have, be it shoes or apparels.
They also have your typical street food stalls popping up every now and then. But 1 very interesting stall, you'll never see at most places...
Don't know where the picture of the whole store went.. but you get the picture in what they are selling. We didn't buy any but if you're game to try, you can start out with crickets first but do remember to not eat the legs as they will prick you.
Oh.. and depending on where you start/ stop, there is a flower market nearby. It was the most yellowish sight I've ever seen in my entire life (other than spilling a whole tube of yellow paint on the floor.) So far we only see Chrysanthemum flowers and maybe some roses, lillies, etc here and there.