Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Thai boxing's best of the best fight it out at Bangkok's two boxing stadiums:
0 2251 4303; Th Phra Ram IV; tickets 3rd/2nd class/ringside 1000/1500/2000B;
3rd/2nd class/ringside 1000/1500/2000B; 70, 503, 509, klorng taxi Tha Phan
Fah)
. Fights are held throughout the week, alternating between the two stadiums.
Ratchadamnoen hosts the matches at 6.30pm on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Sunday. Lumphini hosts matches on Tuesday and Friday at 6.30pm and
Saturday at 5pm and 8.30pm.
Shopping
Home to one of the world's largest outdoor markets, numerous giant upscale malls,
and sidewalk-clogging bazaars on nearly every street, it's impossible not to be im-
pressed by the amount of commerce in Bangkok.
Department Stores & Shopping Centres
MBK CENTER
Mall
Phayathai; BTS National Stadium & Siam)
This colossal mall has become a tourist
destination in its own right. This is the cheapest place to buy mobile phones and ac-
cessories (4th floor) and name-brand knock-offs (nearly every other floor).
SIAM CENTER & SIAM DISCOVERY CENTER
( cnr Th Phra Ram I & Th Phayathai; BTS National Stadium or Siam)
These linked sis-
ter centres feel almost monastic in their hushed hallways compared to frenetic
MBK, just across the street. Siam Discovery Center excels in home decor, with the
whole 3rd floor devoted to Asian-minimalist styles and jewel-toned fabrics; we love
the earthy, Thai-influenced designs at
Doi Tung
. The attached Siam Center, Thail-
and's first shopping centre built in 1976, has recently gone under the redesign knife
for a younger, hipper look.
Mall
SIAM PARAGON
Mall
