The attraction of Phuket Old Town got one step more for us on Sunday!
"Thalang is a 350m-long commercial and cosmopolitan
street which hosts a mix of Baba (Chinese migrants settled in Phuket at the
beginning of the 20th century during the tin mining era), Thai Muslim and
Indian shops. Phuket Walking Street allows visitors to discover some typical
southern Thai culinary specialties as well as local handicraft and gift stalls.
This weekly event (every Sunday from 16:00 – 22:00) is definitely
family-oriented with the presence of toy stalls and a (free-of-charge)
trampoline to entertain the little ones."
"The
main entrance of Phuket Walking Street is on the eastern (Phuket Road) side of
Thalang Road at which a superb wooden Chinese-style gate has been installed.
The gate boasts a sign with LARDYAI written in three languages (Thai, Chinese,
and English) and is a popular photo op. Thalang Road was one of the first
Phuket Old Town streets along which electric cables were buried in 2012, in an
effort to revive its vintage splendor. Thalang Road’s Baba house facades have
even been further enhanced by the addition of colour-changing lighting effects
– from blue to green to magenta - on many of the townhouses along the street,
giving the place a ‘history meets technology’ feeling."
"Phuket Old Town has always been a commercial hub, and nowadays, Thalang Road still hosts many shops selling fabrics/tissues, tools, sports equipment, clothes, and traditional medicines (the oldest drugstore in Phuket is located here) between coffee shops, restaurants and bars; it is indeed an active and lively street, and a great place for a Thai-style weekend market."
"Phuket Old Town has always been a commercial hub, and nowadays, Thalang Road still hosts many shops selling fabrics/tissues, tools, sports equipment, clothes, and traditional medicines (the oldest drugstore in Phuket is located here) between coffee shops, restaurants and bars; it is indeed an active and lively street, and a great place for a Thai-style weekend market."
We visited the Walking Street - getting there at 4:30 seemed to be just right!
Check out our visit here :)
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Check out our visit here :)
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