Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Flashlight Market
MARKET
(cnr Th Phlap Phla Chai & Th Luang; 5am Sat-5pm Sun; Tha Ratchawong, Hua Lamphong exit 1 & taxi)
This street market extends west from the Phlap Phla Chai intersection, forging a trail of
antiques, secondhand items and, well, sometimes just plain junk, along the area's foot-
paths. It's open 36 hours, but is at its busiest on Saturday night, when a flashlight is
needed to see many of the goods for sale.
Gurdwara Siri Guru Singh Sabha sikh
TEMPLE
(off Th Chakraphet; 9am-5pm; Tha Saphan Phut (Memorial Bridge))
Reportedly this is the
second-largest Sikh temple outside India. Devoted to the worship of the
Guru Granth
Sahib,
the 16th-century Sikh holy book, which is itself considered to be a 'living' guru
and the last of the religion's 10 great teachers. Visitors are welcome, but you must remove
their shoes.
