Bangkok free and easy : Shopping and eating Or Tor kor Market

Just beside Chatuchak MArket

Walk to MRT  Kamphaeng Phet 

Opening hours : 6am to 10pm

Suggestion : Go there for lunch after Chatuchak shopping

Do not follow this sign board. They pointing to the wall.. haha.

just go by the mall underpass and follow the signs.

Fresh fruits and begetables.

green vegetables at the right corner.

  

 Roast meat and vegetables

 So many fruits to choose from.

Pink eggs..

Garlics.. there is one place a vampire will stay away from

  Snacks? Chips? Cuttlefish? biscuits?

 The cooked food. 

 Crispy currypuff..

Colorful Desserts

Is that chin chow?

   SEafood? Lot of mixed vegetables rice stalls.

   Tao sa bing.. 

Claypot seafood noodles

What I ate for lunch.

Mixed vegetables rice with clams and green curry.

Duck noodles

Pad thai

and pomelo, comes with sugar..

 Dried Shrimps.. 

 chilli?

bangkok: Chatuchak Weekend Market JJ MArket Shopping and Food

Food at Chatuchak

Lot of fried foods and snacks stalls. 

Fruits and Ice cream.

Coffee, bubble tea and lame soda :D

Find them a bit overpriced.

Did not try most of them.

My interest was bubble tea, iced coffee and ice cream as the weather gets a bit too hot.

Try the food stall during my previous. Was not impressed especially when I realised that the pork in their salad is suppoed to be medium raw.

My previous entry of Chatuchak food

I suggest going Chatuchak in the morning like 9am when the weather is still acceptable and the crowd is still manageable.

 At 1pm, I usually will leave as the weather gets unbearable especially the sheltered area tends to trap heat.

Take the train to to Chit Lom BTs or Kampaeng Phet MRt. Taxi is not really advisable as the traffic jams in bangkok can get quite bad. How to walk there? Just follow the crowd.. haha..

Chatuchak don't really have large discount or bargaining options.

The key word is wholesale, and ask them on the number of pieces to buy for wholesale and the price they can offer.

Wholesale can range from 2-5 pieces and the discount can be quite substiantial like 50% off the price quoted.

I try understanding the Chatuchak map but it just get me confused. I just walk around until I see segment selling clothes and I start exploring the area. There is a newer area near to the BTS, the clothes are also not bad.

I think is a bit difficult to get back to same shop again unless you have fantastic navigation skills and also it wastes a lot of time. Just buy whatever you like if you think the price is right. Price difference is usually not significant even if you find another shop selling the same thing and most likely you won't.

HAve fun shopping :D

BAGS?

Slippers? 

Dresses? Accessories? Shirts? Sunglasses?

Soooo much things to buy

They are loofah, essential oil, soaps..

Something of normal..

Chopper? Sword or figurines?

Not very crowded

 For the kid in me. Voodoo dolls and toys

Does that tell the story of guys?

Spice up the house?

Lamps? Napkins?

 

Clock tower

How do i cart this home?

 A bicycle at the ceiling as decoration??

Just right below the king is JYJ.

Kpop taking over bangkok too.

Flowers?

After visiting Chatuchak, can visit this market 5 minutes walk away.
Or Tor Kor market

Bangkok Accomodation reviews: Holiday Inn Express, Lud d, Pathuwan Princess hotel and hostel

I tried out the newly opened Holiday Inn express located less than 5 minutes away from the national stadium BTS station. A few minutes walk from Lud b.
Lub b can be seen from the station so just walk down the stairs and walk towards lud b and a few more buildings down is the holiday inn express.
National Stadium station is located 10-15 minutes from Chinatown and is just a station from Siam Square.
I usually walk home after shopping at the street market outside siam square.

Holiday Inn Express room. The room is spacious.
There are at least 3 universal charging socket so there is not a need for travel adaptor.
Two kind of pillows available, firm and soft.
There is no bathtub but the only bad thing is the shower water and temperature is hard to control. The water flow is pathetic and the temperature is hard to control.
Ample lightings around the room too.
Will stay here again as the price is almost same as lud b but much cheaper than pathuwan princess.
However, there are so many upcoming hotels. I will be tempted to try them out.

The reception. There are 3 lifts that go can very fast speed.
Two computers for use.
Free wifi is available but for two devices only.

Breakfast.
There is slight variation for the cooked food. Bread, pastries, fruits and fruit juices are available.
The plus point is the bread and coffee can be packed to be eaten in your room or while walking to the train station

  

I stayed on 21st floor. The view from my room

Night view from my room

The building

The housekeeping was extremely neat. She placed my items neatly and even folded my clothes and arranged them nicely.

The lobby and corridor.
They have vending machines for people who need a midnight snacks.
A trolley and also bellboy (security guards) who will helped you call for taxi and carry your luggage.

The view from the entrance of holiday inn express.

Girls Hostel

Lud b is more of a hostel. I book a bed at the dormitory and also a ensuite room.

Free wifi but limited to 1 per pax. 

I don't really like the staff, i asked the staff for help to make a phone call to book a massage. The person said they can't do that for me. I asked for the cost of using the public phone and he told be something like 20baht.

You expect me to pay like s$0.80 for a local phone call at a public phone. They were not very friendly to me and my friends. 

There is no lifts.

The ensuite room has two small cubicles, one for bathing and one for toilet business.

The sink is outside of the two cubicles,  the water will spill out at times and the room is a bit small.

Their  concept is interesting with facilities like movie room, washing machines and cute slogans but holiday inn express is more value for money as they provide breakfast.

PAthuwan Princess. Welcome drink and big and nice reception. The lift is much slower than Holiday Inn express.

The room. Spacious and clean.
With a bathtub. Power water supply and easy to control temperature.
I did not booked the package with breakfast as it will cost $20+ more, decide to just find my own breakfast as the room is already quite ex.
The toilet with the see through window but no worries, there is curtain.
Quite like the brightly lighted room as I don't like dark rooms.