A stall in Chatuchak Weekend Market that specialises in coconut- and sugar-palm-derived plates, bowls and other utensils.
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Among the largest open-air markets in the world, Chatuchak (also referred to as 'Jatujak' or simply 'JJ Market') seems to unite everything buyable, from…
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This clock tower serves as a convenient meeting point in Chatuchak Weekend Market.
3. Children's Discovery Museum
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This obelisk was built by the then military government in 1941 to commemorate a 1940 campaign against the French in Laos. Today the monument is primarily…
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