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6pm, while Lumpinee hosts matches on Tuesday and Friday at 6.30pm and Saturday at
4pm and 8.30pm. There is a total of eight to 10 fights of five rounds apiece. The stadiums
don't usually fill up until the main events, which normally start around 8pm or 9pm.
Traditional Arts
Sala Chalermkrung
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THEATRE
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( 0 2222 0434;
www.salachalermkrung.com
;
66 Th Charoen Krung; tickets 800-1200B; shows 7.30pm Thu &
Fri; Tha Saphan Phut (Memorial Bridge), Hua Lamphong exit 1 & taxi)
In a Thai art deco building
at the edge of the Chinatown-Phahurat district, this theatre provides a striking venue for
kŏhn
(masked dance-drama based on stories from the
Ramakian,
the Thai version of the
Ramayana
). Performances are held every Thursday and Friday and last about two hours
plus intermission. The theatre requests that patrons dress respectfully, which means no
shorts, tank tops or sandals.
National Theatre
( 0 2224 1342; 2 Th Ratchini; tickets 60-100B; Tha Chang)
Performances of
kŏhn
are held here at
2pm on the first and second Sundays of the month from January to March and July to
September, and
lá·kon,
Thai dance-dramas, are held at 2pm on the first and second
Sundays of the month from April to June and October to December.
THEATRE
Shopping
Welcome to a true buyer's market. 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 awed by the sheer amount of commerce in Bangkok. However, des-
pite the apparent scope and variety, Bangkok really excels in one area when it comes to
shopping: cheap stuff. Although luxury items and brand names are indeed available in
Bangkok, prices are high, and you'll find much better deals at online warehouses in the
US or bargain-basement sales in Hong Kong. Ceramics, dirt-cheap T-shirts, fabric, Asian
knick-knackery and, yes, if you can deal with the guilt, pirated items, are Bangkok's bar-
gains.
Shopping Centres
