MarketFriday & WednesdayWalk - Asiatique The Riverfront in Bangkok !!

in #marketfriday5 years ago (edited)

While in Bangkok i always love walking the local suburban areas and like anywhere in the world it is one of my things i will walk till my feet tell me hey time to take a cold beer and sit down but most times that doesn't happen my feet just want to keep going...lol :)


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The one thing i really enjoy is walking through the local suburban areas the people are so friendly you never fell you are in danger and i love seeing there every day way of living and working you see all the bike and car repair mechanics just working on the streets out front of there shops.


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*My destination was going to be heading towards the Chao Phraya River there is always something of interest to been seen on this river. This river runs through the heart of Thailand and is 372 km long so as you can image there is lots to been seen.


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I had at this stage already been walking for about 2 hours and had finally detoured my way through the local suburbs and was now looking at the Chao Phraya River i always love seeing what goes up and down these rivers the most amazing is these two tug boats pulling this huge mother of boats along this river all day long up and down i would love to know what they are hauling.


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It was late afternoon and this time of the year is monsoon period so the weather can change from one extreme to another and this was happening right in front of my eyes so quickly that i had to get the hell away from the river and find some place i could hang around for a few hours and entertain myself because this storm was going to be heavy and hang around for awhile in was coming in quick and fast.


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*I could see this Ferris wheel from were i was standing on the river front and i remembered seeing that Ferris wheel in a magazine saying it was situated in a huge shopping complex so that's were i was going to bolt to...lol :)


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I had just made it to the front entrance of the Asiatique markets when all hell broke loss. I was under the cover of this huge complex i couldn't believe my eyes in what i was seeing these markets are very exclusive the things i was seeing here were beyond imaginable and i have seen many markets in Bangkok.


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It will be impossible for me to cover this Asiatique market in one post this Riverfront complex was Bangkok's first large scale riverside project combining shopping, dining, sightseeing, activities and events under one roof how amazing is that so you can see i will have to bring this place to you in sections.


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What attracted me at first was these two stalls that had all types of statues of Buddhist , brass bowls , assorted types of religious masks and many more interesting items all so beautiful in color some happy looking and some scary looking.


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All these amazing handcrafted work is all hand made and comes from the Himalayas , Tibetan and Nepal i don't understand the meaning or the reasons behind all the Religious meaning of the scary masks but i am sure it would have something to do with warning of the bad spirits. I do think some of these masks would be made good for a Halloween night...lol :)


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What i did like were these huge brass engraved pots great for huge party occasions cooking up a big strew.


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The magnitude of items they had in these two stalls that were beside each was just mind blowing to think how many labor hours had gone into hand making and painting these statues just un-imaginable.


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And just to give you a glimpse of what other stalls are there but you will need to wait to next week for some more stay tuned.


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And of cause it's just want they need at these huge shopping complexes is these massage shops because believe me it's a lot of walking around in this mall.


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Asiatique The Riverfront in Bangkok.

Address: 2194 Charoen Krung Rd, Khwaeng Wat Phraya Krai, Khet Bang Kho Laem, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10120

Hours: Opens 10am ⋅ Closes 12am

Phone: 092 246 0812


The owner of the handcrafted shop that i visited in case you are interested in buying any of his items feel welcome to contact them Manoj and Pla.


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Thank you @dswigle for giving us the opportunity to show of our countries markets on @marketfriday it is certainly a very knowledgeable subject to see what our neighboring countries can bring to us.

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Thank you @tattoodjay for #wednesdaywalk challenge it's certainly giving me more of a boost to get out there and see the beautiful things around us.

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You walk like crazy! That shop is also incredible! The whole shop is a living art gallery!

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lol...my feet never want to stop it is one amazing super mall :)

Cool tour of the market and the feeling of how safe it was there and how nice the people were is something i always remember ;)

I really enjoy this walk and ended up in a real cool market was just a awesome day :)

Thats great you sure seem to get out and about a lot ther e;)

Try to walk as much as i can the only way to see things up front :)

Yea and walking is good for us as well, so I do love my photo walks you see so much more than people who take public transport for sure

So true that's why i prefer to walk :)

You and me both

Pretty amazing @hangin!! Your photos are gorgeous and I love the vibrant colors in the stalls you visited! I know I would be tempted to purchase one of those bowls and a couple other items. Just beautiful!! 💖

Thank you my friend i know what you mean it's always dangerous for me to walk into these stalls i can't help myself i have always got to take something home with me :)

You are welcome @hangin! I can certainly see why with so many wonderful items. 😉

I will be doing Part-2 on this market this Friday stayed tuned...hehe :)

I'll be looking forward to it @hangin!! 💖

Cheers :)

Wow! What an interesting place, and yes I love that market! Thanks for directing me here!

Your most welcome @dmcamera i will be doing Part-2 on this market on Friday :)

I look forward to seeing it!

Thank you my friend :)

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