Just prior to arriving at the Chong Chom crossing into Cambodia is the famous Chong Chom market. I've visited the place a few times and it seems to be growing in size.
Chong Chom market is one of those places that you simply must visit when you're in the area. Somehow, the covered avenues manage to maintain a tolerable temperature despite the baking sun above and pressing crowds around. The market offers a good selection of things to buy, if you're really determined to spend your money, but not the wide selection that you might imagine from its physical size. After exploring three or four avenues, you will become aware that you're seeing the same goods over again. But that should not put you off. Cheap clothing, plants, kitchen and garden tools and, electrical items, gadgets, second hand bikes and many more things are offered at very reasonable prices with the opportunity to haggle them down further.
Chong Chom market is one of those places that you simply must visit when you're in the area. Somehow, the covered avenues manage to maintain a tolerable temperature despite the baking sun above and pressing crowds around. The market offers a good selection of things to buy, if you're really determined to spend your money, but not the wide selection that you might imagine from its physical size. After exploring three or four avenues, you will become aware that you're seeing the same goods over again. But that should not put you off. Cheap clothing, plants, kitchen and garden tools and, electrical items, gadgets, second hand bikes and many more things are offered at very reasonable prices with the opportunity to haggle them down further.
Another view of the market showing how busy are some of the popular avenues. This one has a very well stocked audio store that was creating something of a bottleneck as people stopped to look.
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