Markets
Shopping in Bangkok is a delight – so many enticing products, such good prices. You could come home with any number treasures: ceramics, clothes and accessories, carved wooden tableware and furniture, jewellery, food specialities. There are thousands of shops in Bangkok, as well as modern malls and departments stores, but for the real Thai experience go to one of the markets, such as the atmospheric Suan Lum night market.
The Chatuchak weekend market (Saturdays and Sundays) is colossal, selling everything from 'designer' sunglasses and clothes to antiques and exotic foods and pets. Chatuchak gets crowded and hot, so it's best to go early (around 9:30 am), when you are fresh and in a good mood to bargain.
