Tag: Bon Marche Market

Mostly, international travelers know Chatuchak Weekend Market. Nevertheless, beside Chatuchak Weekend Market, there are other interesting attractions that you might like to visit as well. The following attractions are local favorite and they are Aor Tor Kor Market, Siam Orchid Centre, H.M. Queen Sirikit Park, Rod Fai Park, Buddhadasa Interpanyo Archive, Bronze Craft Centre, Thai Airways International Head Office Flea Market, and Bon Marche Market. Chatuchak Weekend Market (Talad Nad Suan Chatuchak) Photo credit: novotelbangkokimpact.com It is one of the world's largest and liveliest weekend markets, made up of eight thousand shops in twenty-seven projects. It is complete with every kind of merchandise from every part of Thailand: home decoration, clothing, jewelry, food, furniture, pet, art, and others. Each weekend hundreds of thousands of people come to shop until nighttime. The Chatuchak Weekend Market was originally located at Sanam Luang, according to the policy of Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkharn. He planned to set up weekend markets in every province. Later in 1978, the government wanted to use Sanam Luang as a recreational space. So the weekend market was moved to the south of the Suan Chatuchuk. This weekend market used to be called "Talad Pothin Area' for its location and maintained by the Railway of Thailand. "Sunday Market", is a part of the Chatuchak Weekend Market, located next to Thanon Kamphaeng Petch 2. It is a place that sells ornamental fish from local breeders and from different countries. It also sells every kind of material for ornamental fish. Explorenique is one of the top Bangkok tour operators providing custom and private tours, Tuk Tuk tours, walking tours and food tours. More info, please visit https://www.explorenique.com Aor Tor Kor Market (M.O.F Market) Photo credit: sme leader.com If you think about high-quality fresh food in Bangkok, think about Aor Tor Kor Market. The market