Night bazar, Chiang Mai
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Night bazar
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on May 20, 2005
On one hand, if you have never been to any sort of night markets in Thailand, you will definitely be overwhelmed by the huge number of stalls, selling interesting items targetting your tourist dollar.
On the other hand, if you had been to one (whether in Phuket, Bangkok, etc...), you really had been to all. While there are really many stalls, those selling unique items are far and in between. The stalls are very repetitive an as they are simply regurgitating various categories of mass produced tourist souvenirs.
But if you have never been to one, then the night bazaar in Chiang Mai is bound to impress with its sheer size. It seems to go on and on and there are even buildings (like the Night Bazaar Plaza shown in the photo) housing stalls on multiple levels!
Chiang Mai possibly being a more laid back city, seems to have merchants who are friendlier and less aggressive too. Their initial asking prices are already quite reasonable and thus, not much bargaining is necessary. This is in very strong contrast to the very mercenary merchants in Bangkok (especially in Patpong Night Market), in which their initial asking price can go up to 1000% of the value of the item.
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