Hal yang terpenting ketika kamu berencana berpergian ke Bangkok adalah pastikan kamu memilih tanggal yang tepat agar bisa menikmati hari Sabtu dan Minggu di Bangkok. Why? Karena kamu bisa menghabiskan waktu di pasar Chatuchak, the famous and the biggest street market in Thailand yang cuma buka di kala weekend.

Di Chatuchak kamu bisa mendapatkan semua kebutuhan yang kamu perlukan, sangat lengkap dan beragam, mulai dari dari sektor pakaian, makanan, kerajinan tangan, perabotan rumah tangga hingga berbagai hal yang unik bisa kamu temukan dengan harga yang sangat terjangkau. So let's start the day..

How to get there?

Berhubung gue tinggal di area Shukumvhit, maka dari sini cukup dekat dan aksesnya pun mudah. But don't worry, whereever you live in bangkok, just remember to stop at Chatuchak station, simple things huh:). If you are from Asoke / Shukumvit station, you can use BTS or MRT, both are fine. If you use the BTS, then you have to stop at Chitlom station, other way if you're going by MRT, you can stop at Chatuchak park. It cost only 35 Baht. Excited right? this the ambiance...

THE FAMOUS WEEKEND MARKET

 

What they sold?

 

Chatuchak is very big, I thought this is the biggest market in Bangkok. Any kind of stuffs, from head to toe, you name it. There are lot of sections and you have to remember the first section you came, so you never get lost. Nah, pertama menjejakkan langkah di weekend market ini, sederetan street market bisa kamu temukan dengan beraneka ragam barang yang ditawarkan dengan harga yang sangat terjangkau. The first section ketika kamu memasuki area chatuchak, kamu akan melewati area second stuff, dimana semua barang yang ditawarkan merupakan barang second namun dalam kondisi dan kualitas yang apa adanya, jadi kalau mau beli di area ini mesti jeli dan waspada. After that, kamu akan menelusuri blok demi blok dan menemukan tempat belanja yang fit dengan selera kamu, especially dari bagian tengah ke belakang kamu akan menemukan berbagai store unik, dan lucunya lagi meski semuanya street market, ada juga lho di area bagian belakangnya yang bertemakan garden, di area kiri kanan di dominasi oleh distro ala bangkok dengan konsep pakaian yang lebih kontroversial, namun serunya dibagian tengah sangat rindang karena berkonsep garden. Selain itu, kamu juga bisa bersantai sejenak di area ini sambil menikmati segelas es campur yang manis dan nikmat, see this picture... is really good and harganya juga terjangkau banget, it's only 30 bath.

What to wear?

 

Nah, pastikan ketika kamu berada disini, kamu menggunakan pakaian yang tidak terlalu tebal. Karena hawa disini sangat panas dan crowded banget, you can use short pants or jeans with shirt, that's oke. And for the girl, don't try to use high heels. You're gonna die before you shop :)

Is that dangerous? Gue rasa dimanapun tempat kita berada pastinya berbahaya, that's why menggunakan pakaian yang sesuai tempat dan menjaga barang-barag berharga merupakan hal yang harus selalu diingat and remember to pray before doing your activity :) and here some stuf that found it at chatuchka market, actually i bought a lot, this is just some of them and i'm not doing for online shop, i just like it.. haha..

Then, after Chatuchak, we're going to Siam Paragon, the biggest mall, if you're looking for branded stuffs, you're in the right place. And there is Ocean World as well.. It's very nice and good. But, unfortunately I'm not going there because I didn't have enough time.

Next, my destination was Siam Discovery, near from the Siam Paragon or we can said it's Siam Square meeting point. The mall was too quite, no life and there is Madam Tussaud Gallery at 6th floor. I'm not going there also because I don't really like to taking picture inside them.

And then, we're going to MBK, you don't need to be here if you don't have some free time. There is really nothing special inside MBK, it looks similar with Blok M Mall or maybe Mangga Dua Square if you know.

Besides several malls at Siam area, they also have night market. The things they sold there were quite nice and good, but you need to be smart to pick your stuffs and get lower price.

Is that enough? No, but we're so tired after long and full day journey. Just make sure you made a good itenarary, so you won't waste your time. we will continue the journey, soon. Wanna join?