Warning: this is a nine minute video of a stroll
through the stalls and streets to the Baiyoke Sky Hotel,
Pratunam Market area, Ratchathewi District, Bangkok
A Macdonalds welcome or wai (Thai greeting),
Pratunam Market area, Ratchathewi District, Bangkok
Calling Canada from this long distance telephone shop,
Pratunam Market area, Ratchathewi District, Bangkok
Cinematic bloodbath at an outdoor movie,
Pratunam Market area, Ratchathewi District, Bangkok
A WALK THROUGH the Pratunan Market area could be almost exhausting. In the shadow of the 85 storey Baiyoke Sky Hotel, this was one of city's most frenetic and favourite shopping areas. With legions of vendors, factory outlets, street markets, food stalls and a host of support services for the garment industry, this was Bangkok at it's nearly craziest. Narrow passages, lined were crowded with hundreds of stalls. Outside, the equally narrow streets were clogged with mostly taxis and vans, not to mention the throngs of people. No clothing buying opportunities, presented themselves however to this traveller. Two of the four Bangkok hotels i stayed in, were adjacent to all this intense commercial activity. The video above depicts the market when things were quite slow, which could be almost misleading, Later in the afternoon and into the evening The Pratunam Market area seethed with activity.
The Pratunam Market is a beehive of activity:
Pratunam Market - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPratunam Market - Tour of Bangkok's Crazy
This video by a traveller really captures some of the crazy chaos of this huge wholesale clothing market:
Pratunam Market - Tour of Bangkok's Crazy Shopping District - YouTube
No comments:
Post a Comment