local markets Udon Thani or Nong Khai?

[stupidfarang]

Hi, we are traveling from Loa back down to BKK in January, anyone know of good local night markets with local crafts for sale? I am looking for elephant bells, have seen them in Chaing Mai but it is a 10 hour drive from Nong Khai which is a bit much as we need to drive back to Southern Thailand which is 17-18 hours driving.

[bignok]

8 minutes ago, stupidfarang said:

Hi, we are traveling from Loa back down to BKK in January, anyone know of good local night markets with local crafts for sale? I am looking for elephant bells, have seen them in Chaing Mai but it is a 10 hour drive from Nong Khai which is a bit much as we need to drive back to Southern Thailand which is 17-18 hours driving.

Never seen them. NK not much markets. Udon night markets crappy stuff. Never saw them in KK either.

[stupidfarang]

16 hours ago, bignok said:

Never seen them. NK not much markets. Udon night markets crappy stuff. Never saw them in KK either.

Thanks for the info, They are not easy to find, more luck than anything.

[Tropicalevo]

If you are heading for BKK then maybe check out Chatuchak market there. I have not been for a while, but before Covid there used to be quite a few places selling 'antiques' and older style stuff.

[KhunLA]

A guess, UT, as much larger than NK.

@stupidfarang

Spotted this when searching your photo.

 

Edited December 2, 2023 by KhunLA

[Owiee]

Never seen these anywhere in UdonThani, night markets are mostly food and cheap knockoffs. Good luck. 

[SunsetT]

So what is an 'elephant bell' and what is it used for?

[stupidfarang]

23 hours ago, SunsetT said:

So what is an 'elephant bell' and what is it used for?

The bell was hung around an elephants neck, 

[stupidfarang]

On 12/2/2023 at 10:51 AM, KhunLA said:

A guess, UT, as much larger than NK.

@stupidfarang

Spotted this when searching your photo.

 

Wow thank you for the link, I will check the shop out. Out of interest when searching the photo, was that just a google photo search? Will give it a try. Thank you, appreciated 

[SunsetT]

4 hours ago, stupidfarang said:

The bell was hung around an elephants neck, 

Wow! Hope u dont lose your elephant before u can buy one...

[KhunLA]

7 hours ago, stupidfarang said:

Wow thank you for the link, I will check the shop out. Out of interest when searching the photo, was that just a google photo search? Will give it a try. Thank you, appreciated 

Yes ... came up with quite a few photos & links, but that was the only ones with Thai script.