Bangkok Photo Guide of Sukhumvit Road

It's New Year in Thailand. People go to Bangkok's street and celebrate by throwing water at each other and playing loud music. It's pretty wet so not that easy to keep my camera dry :-)

Bangkok's Platinum Fashion Mall offers cheap fashion accessories from belts to cell phone covers

On a budget or want to buy quantities of pants, shorts, belts, cell phone covers and other fahion items for very little money? Platinum Fashion Mall opposite of whole sale paradise Pratunam and closeby tech temple Panthip Plaza is the best place to go. Buy 3 or more items of one product to qualify for wholesale pricing and easily negotiate lower prices.

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Food courts are very popular in Bangkok. Every new shopping center tries to challenge it's rivals for the best new food area. To no surprise Terminal 21 Mall offers a great new restaurant area together with a huge food court presenting many styles of cuisine and a great view of Asoke area with residential high rises, parks and streets. Prices are moderate and choices are great.

Similar to an airport and other Asian malls, guests have to pass a metal detector and might be required to allow security selective bag screenining.

Finally, Terminal 21 Shopping Mall opened it's doors for it's Grand Opening on October 11, 2011. Lot's of events taking place and the place is always busy. The mall is structured differently than Bangkok's other topshelf shopping centers. Lower levels are occupied by mid-priced brands like Esprit, Jaspal and Nike, while mid levels host moderately priced fashion stores. Upper levels offer food and beverage adventures like Pier 21 food court and 8 movie theaters. Many escalators and signs make this location look like an airport building. Hey, reminds me about the movie 'The Terminal' with Tom Hanks.

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It's taking shape and construction is in it's final stage: Sukhumvit's new mega shopping mall Terminal 21 is set to open in October 2011. It's perfect location at intersection of Asoke Road and direct skyway access from MRT station Sukhumvit and BTS station Asok make it the most conveniently located shopping mall in New Bangkok. To my culinary delight Terminal 21 will be hosting a branch of Tony Romas Steak and Ribs Restaurant. Once the mall is open I will take some more images and post them here. Hope you will make it here soon. Sorry for the shaky image below. Took it with my iPhone while carrying my shopping goods from Robinson's department store.

Related Information:
Terminal 21 Photos
Pier 21 Photos

Sukhumvit Road is crowded with cars and pedestrians as large numbers of street vendors offer goods for Farangs and other tourists. The goods on display are mostly cheap clothing, jewelry and Thai souvenirs like wood carved sculptures and paintings. Late at night stalls are replaced by restaurants serving food and beverages until early in the morning for barflies and other creatures of the night. It's very safe to walk and shop on Sukhumvit Road during day and night time.
The busiest areas can be found between Skytrain BTS stations Asok and Nana. Most Sois offer Thai massage shops and restaurants. Although this is the main tourist strip of Bangkok, prices are still reasonable and there is always room for negotiations.