-- Y'day., sunday 11 nov., (Martinmas, Armistice/Veterans' day.), and being unexpectedly unengaged I resolved to go-out and to have a look-at BIG C 'EXTRA.' in Amphoe Bang Bua Thong.
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NB.: In my copy of
BANGKOK CITY ATLAS - ISBN.:9-789749-440780 - BIG C 'EXTRA.' is outside BANG YAI and just in BANG BUA THONG!
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Dir'ns., from Si Lom rd.:
1. - Board 'bus. #
177. from either SILOM COMPLEX SHOPPING PLAZA or from UNITED CENTRE, (
NB. 'bus. going AWAY from Rama IV. rd.!);
2. -
Fare & journey's time:
18.Bh., approx.
01.hr.,
40.mins.; the journey's time may appear to be long but nigh on
an hour was spent mainly on the WEST bank of the CHAO PHRAYA river getting to CENT'l. PINKLAO - after wch. the 'bus. progressed MORE rapidly.);
3. -
Way-points:
3.1. - King Taksin Statue at WONGWIANYAI. -
RHS.
3.2. - SC. PLAZA. -
LHS.;
3.3. - BKK. 'BUS. TERMINAL. -
LHS.;
3.4. - MRT's. construction. - coming-IN from the
RHS., (this will be the '
PURPLE.' line - BANG YAI > NONTHABURI > RAT BURANA. TALAD BANG YAI stn. is under constr. roughly between the BIG C. SUPERSTORE & BIG C 'Extra.'.);
3.5. - INDEX LIVING MALL. -
LHS.;
3.6. - BIG C SUPERSTORE/HOMEPRO. -
RHS.;
3.7. - Vacant BIG KING. -
LHS.;
3.8. - BIG C 'EXTRA.' -
LHS., (the 'bus. will STOP by BIG KING; BIG C 'EXTRA.' is just a few MORE mins. walk after BIG KING.
-- ETA./ETD.:
13.30.-
18.oo.hrs.
- Surprisingly BIG C 'EXTRA.' isn't all that run-down. It is on
two floors with roof-top car-parking;
- I saw but
one hawng nahm on each shopping floor; both are generally fairly clean and
graffiti-free - janitresses are in attendance from time to time.
- I visited the GF.
HN. four times during my visit, at no time was it really busy and certainly no-one displaying himself, even discreetly that I saw. V. few young men. The cubicles were quite busy; a few had small peep-holes in the partitions - little
graffiti seen.
-- During my visit I crossed-over the OUTER RING RD., (there is a nearby pedestrian over-bridge.), to the BIG C S'STORE, wch. has
two HN. - one of each shopping floor; both of wch. are clean,
graffiti-free and not all that busy.
-- I did see a goodly number of young men, mostly in pairs or small gps. - but as to their ethnicity I am no judge.
-- For the return journey - having been shooed-away by the #
134. bus's. conductress, it did not go to BTS. Mo Chit, as my
BKK. 'BUS. GUIDE indicated - I caught a #
177. all the way back to Si Lom rd.. As it ret'd. along Phahon Yothin rd. I could have de-bussed. at BTS./MRT. Mo Chit/Chatuchak and saved some time. The return journey passed-by CENTRAL PLAZA - LAT PHRAO > SIAM DISC'Y. CNTR. > MBK. > CHAMCHURI SQ. > DUSIT THANI HTL. > along Si Lom rd..
-- E&OE.. --
