Walking in the Infamous Patpong street...

I could hardly think of anyone (I guess I should say any single guy!!!) who wouldn't go to Patpong when they are in Bangkok. Patpong is probably one of the top destinations known for its street stalls selling knock off t-shirts and watches..Ok..i will get to the point..its actually more famous for its bars and nightbazaar..The whole area has a couple of streets with a lot of bylanes connecting the streets..As Jerry had been to Bangkok quite a few times, he offered to give me a tour of the place and i readily agreed..The fact that the place itself is in walking distance from the hotel and we go to have our dinner somewhere nearby made it an obvious choice..



We walked on Silom road for a while, the street is filled with shops selling small artifacts and t-shirts mainly aimed at foreigners..not to mention the guys showing pictures to people walking on the street and offering to sell 'special DVDs'. The street is packed with foreigners..in fact you would be hard pressed to find locals on that street..There were people from all nationalities..British, german, french, Russian and americans you name it they are there. From what i could make out, it looks like there are more europeans there than anyone else....We took a turn into the Patpong street and by now my curiosity has reached its peak..In the first look, it seems pretty similar to any other street..There are stalls in the middle of the road and on both sides ofthe road selling similar stuff that you would find on Silom road..But a closer look would reveal the real activity that goes on the street..There are a lot of two storeyed buildings lined up in the street and the entrances to the buildings are typically covered by the shops on the street..But the 'inquisitive' visitors who walk in the little way in between the shops and the buildings will get to see the bars and the nightlife of patpong..All the bars typically have guys waiting outside advertising 'cheap drinks' and trying to attract customers..Additonaly there are quite a few of them who walk up to you trying to sell 'services'. I am going to leave the details of what goes on inside the bars to anyone's imagination..All i can say is that walking in the streets of Patpong is a experience in itself!!! We went into a few bylanes on the street..there seemed to be a seperate street for the rich japanese guys who visit the area..After walking for almost a couple of hours, we returned back to the hotel!!