Soi Chulalongkorn 5

I ventured off the beaten path and into some lesser known territory: Soi Chula 5. It runs from Lotus Supermarket on Rama 1 road, near the BTS National Stadium stop, and ends at Rama IV.

There are two things to note about this soi:

1) If you ever need a bicycle or car parts of any kind, Chula 5 is the place to go. I saw hundreds of shops selling everything from headlights, to engines, to car seats, etc, etc. There were also numerous bicycle shops along the route and most looked used, but in good condition.

a bike with an engine?!?


Car parts galore:


2) There was a nice little market tucked in one of the side roads that I explored a little. It wasn't on my map, but is located closer to Rama IV, on Chula 5. The market housed lots of clothes and food shops. The majority of shop keepers I noticed spoke Chinese. (Chinese-Thais??)

a covered veggie market:


a hidden street market:


It was a long, hot walk, but fun to see a part of Bangkok that few tourists trod.