FIRST NIGHT STRAIGHT TO ASIATIQUE THE NIGHT MARKET THAT HAS REPLACED SUAM LUM NIGHT BAZAAR. ASIATIQUE USED TO BE A 19TH CENTURY AND 20TH CENTURY SERIES OF WAREHOUSES AS IT IS LOCATED BY THE MENAM CHAO PHRAYA. IT WAS ABANDONED FOR YEARS AND NOW RESURRECTED INTO A FABULOUS NIGHT MARKET!
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED SHOPS, BOUTIQUES, STALLS AND RESTAURANTS AND THE ENTIRE AREA IS ABUZZ WITH ENERGY AND GOOD VIBES!
YOU NEED AT LEAST 4 HOURS TO ENJOY ASIATIQUE WITH ITS ENDLESS ATTRACTIONS AND DIVERSIONS.
I RECOMMEND CALYPSO CABARET FEATURING THE BEST DRAG QUEENS IN BANGKOK! THE SHOW IS FULL OF FUN, FEATHERS AND FRIVOLOUSNESS AND JUST PERFECT FOR MALAYSIANS!
ANOTHER MAJOR ATTRACTION IS 'MUAY THAI---THE LEGEND LIVES' WHICH IS ACTUALLY BETTER AND MORE FASCINATING THAN CALYPSO CABARET.
IN CALYPSO CABARET, THE DRAG QUEENS SIMPLY DANCE AND MIME AND LOOK FABULOUS. BUT THE MUAY THAI PERFORMERS ARE REAL KICK BOXERS AND THEIR SKILLS HONED FROM YEARS OF TRAINING ARE PHENOMENAL! MORE SO WHEN THEY FIGHT EACH OTHER ON STAGE USING SPLIT-SECOND KICKS, PUNCHES AND BLOWS!
THESE ARE NOT REAL FIGHTS BUT AMAZINGLY REHEARSED BUT THEY STILL DEMAND THE MOST TAXING SKILLS. I REALLY ADMIRE THE BOXERS SINCE THEY SWEAT GALLONS ON STAGE AND THE RISK OF ACCIDENT IS ALWAYS OMNIPRESENT!
EACH SHOW COSTS RM 150 PER PERSON SO IT IS NOT CHEAP AND WELL WORTH YOUR RINGGIT!
BOTH THEATRES ARE NEXT TO EACH OTHER FACING THE MAIN ROAD SO YOU CANNOT MISS THEM!
BOOKINGS ARE NOT NECESSARY---JUST GO BUY THE TICKET AS YOU ARRIVE. SHOW STARTS AROUND 7.30 PM AND ENDS ONE AND HALF HOURS LATER SO YOU CAN STILL SHOP TILL MIDNIGHT!
SINCE YOU NEED A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD, STAY AT HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS SATHORN FOR ONLY RM 160 NETT PER NIGHT! THAT LEAVES YOU PLENTY CASH FOR SHOPPING AND CATCHING CALYPSO CABARET AND "MUAY THAI THE LEGEND LIVES"!
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