KMK: Bangkok – Suan Lum Night Bazaar

The night bazaar specializes in providing anything and everything you could possibly want in the way of souvenirs. From smallest, cheapest, trinket to huge hand carved pieces of furniture you can have it all if you wander the twisting rows of the bazaar.

The night bazaar borders Lumphini Park. From my hotel it was a leisurely thirty minute walk, maybe less. Vendors and shopkeepers stand ready and willing to barter down to that price you can’t resist. Though I’m sure they’d happily take the initial price on the table if you’re too faint of heart to haggle. Once you get past the unease at offering an offending price it’s not so bad and can even be fun. A good starting point is to slash the price by half.

To give you an idea of the goods on hand I saw all kinds of jewelry, furniture, scarves, wraps, shirts, dresses, skirts, shoes, sandals, paintings, hangings, lights, doo dads, baubles, and enough shiny things to bedazzle the most jaded of shoppers. Then there are the restaurants which cater to tastes no matter if they’re eastern or western.

While I was at the bazaar people shopped with gusto. With me, though, the idea of shopping is always better than the reality because I am so indecisive, especially when it comes to souvenirs. I want something that readily identifiable as being from that country but that’s usually way easier said than done. I went with some sarongs, bracelets, necklaces and candles.

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