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SILOM COMPLEX This six-storey shopping
complex is located in the heart of the Central Business
District on Silom Road, and is linked to the skytrain's
Sala Daeng Station by a sky bridge. Levels of small boutiques,
clothing stores and restaurants lead to Central Department
Store's range of merchandise, from cosmetics and fashionable
clothing to toys, stationary items and gifts. (BTS: Sala
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SILOM VILLAGE A one-stop
shopping arcade with about a dozen shops specializing
in fine hand-woven Thai silk, handicrafts, leather goods,
precious silverware, home decorations, gems and jewellery,
souvenir products, and more. After shopping, you can enjoy
Thai food and seafood, or a classical Thai dance presentation.
286 Silom Road (Silom 26) BTS: Surasak, Saladang 35 Sukhumvit
31 (Soi Sawadee) BTS: Asoke |
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THANIYA PLAZA Thaniya Plaza is located
on Thaniya Road, which runs from Silom Road, between Soi
2 and • 4, to Suriwongse Road. This compact mini-mall,
favoured by Japanese travellers, is known for its wide
selection of golf shops, as well as its stores selling
antiques, laquerware, baskets and other handicraft items.
Thaniya Plaza also features a bookstore and several restaurants.
TS: Sala Daeng Station RT: Silom Station |
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MBK(MAH BOON KRONG) MBK is the best
place to go for those who love shopping in a market-style
atmosphere, but would prefer to do so in air-conditioned
comfort. It is packed with stalls selling everything from
clothes, leather goods and fashion accessories to cosmetics,
mobile phones, CDs, DVDs, PlayStation games and all kinds
of gift items. Built in 1986, this seven-story, 300-metre
long complex is located across from Siam Square and boasts
seven movie theatres, a 40-lane bowling alley, a choice
of restaurants and a food court. BTS: National Stadium
Station |
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PENINSULA PLAZA Located about 500 metres
past the Erawan and Four Seasons hotels on Rajadamri Road,
the Peninsula Plaza is the city's equivalent of Harrod's,
but on a somewhat smaller scale. This high-class mall
is home to 70 small boutiques such as Cartier, Davidoff
, Versace and Gucci, along with some of the best tailors
in Bangkok. The complex also houses jewellery stores,
top local fashion designers, Oa few gourmet shops and
a pleasant cafe that caters mostly to the area's business
lunch crowd. BTS: Rajadamri Station. |
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RIVER CITY SHOPPING COMPLEX Located
on the Chao Phraya River next to the Royal Orchid Sheraton
on Si Phraya Road, the four-storey River City Shopping
Complex is home to a number of prestigious art and antique
galleries. Though he building may appear modern, The third
and fourth floors house one of Bangkok's best collections
of relics, objets d'art and tasteful productions from
all over Asia. The items are brilliantly displayed to
highlight their details. Though the complex mostly serves
a specialty market, it is certainly worth a look. Free
River City Shuttle Boat Service From BTS Saphan Taksin
to River City FERRY: Si Phraya Pier |
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PATPONG NIGHT MARKET (PATPONG ROAD)
Apart from the colourful night life, where an amazing
variety of bars, clubs, discotheques and other exotic
venues exist, there is a pulsating night market to attract
all-night revellers. This is where you can buy clothing
and souvenirs of all kinds. Patpong's lively night market
spills over on to Silom Road in one of the city's main
commercial districts. |
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SOI " LALAI SAP " This is one of Bangkok's
most popular lunch-time shopping areas, located next to
the Bangkok Bank headquarters on Silom Road. Starting
just before noon, and closing not long after lunch breaks
on weekdays only, the market is packed with office workers
who shop for clothing, leather goods, food, gifts and
knickknacks. |
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MUHA UMA DEVI This small Hindu temple
is also called Wat Khaek. Khaek
is a Thai colloquial expression for persons of Indian
descent. Wat Khaek sits alongside busy Silom road |
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