Talat Sao Morning Market description and photos - Laos: Vientiane (Topic)

Talat Sao Morning Market description and photos - Laos: Vientiane. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Talat Sao.

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Talat Sao morning market opens at 7 am and works until 4 pm, so the word "morning" in its name is rather just an indication of what time of day is here you can find the widest range of products. Local residents claim that by 12 noon, at best, one third of the products that were available in the morning remain on the shelves. Therefore, in order not to miscalculate and have the opportunity to choose, it is better to go shopping in Talat Sao in the morning.

Talat Sao is the largest market in the Lao capital, so it does not experience a shortage of buyers. It consists of two parts: the original two-story building, where the grandparents of modern Lao people used to shop, and a new shopping center with powerful air conditioning, built in 2009. The four-story center sells clothing and electronics. There is a huge supermarket, a three-screen cinema, a children's play area and a food court on the fourth floor. There are several banks and currency exchange offices on the ground floor.

In the old section of the market, you can get lost in a maze of narrow shopping arcades, where farmers and artisans from all over Laos come to sell their goods. Even the highest prices for local traders are still considered low by tourists. Besides, here you can and should bargain. People come here to buy various crafts made of wood and vines, jewelry, fabrics, silk, bags, umbrellas, scarves. Sellers, as in any market in Southeast Asia, can be intrusive, offering to try food or take a closer look at this or that product. The bustle of this place is also given by the nearby city bus station, where buses constantly arrive.

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