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Walking Street: Colorful Ways<br />
of Life at Weekends<br />
Every Saturday, people in Thong Sala jointly hold a walking street at the<br />
old market. During 4 - 9 pm. the street was closed to vehicular traffic, allowing<br />
locals to put their products for sale freely. On both sides of the street, some old<br />
wooden houses have been maintained to good conditions. Some used to belong<br />
to rich merchants such as a liquor shop owner. “<strong>Ko</strong> Yi” who was famous for his tasty<br />
‘<strong>Pha</strong>t Thai’ used to own his shop here. Although those businesses no longer exist<br />
with owners changed, all shop houses have been maintained and sell some<br />
other products. These old houses line up the street until the post office, adjacent<br />
to the Siam City Bank which was the first bank established on the island.<br />
The atmosphere of good old days adds increasing charms to the<br />
street, particularly in the twilight with the help of light from electric<br />
lamps whereas tourists and locals have gone off on a shopping<br />
spree, attracted by cheap clothes and tasty confectionery like<br />
‘Khi-ma-tuang or Khao Tu’, both fresh and dried, etc. Beautiful<br />
postcards are offered in numerous choices. Music lovers are<br />
suggested to stop by an Irish restaurant where former-singer expats<br />
from faraway countries entertain visitors with old country songs.<br />
Those happenings have become the identity of this walking street.<br />
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