I'm in Thailand now. Does anyone have a suggestion for a good place to buy Burmese bells in either Bangkok or Chiang Mai? Thanks.

Never seen them in Thailand. Bought ours in Inle Lake (Nyaungshwe town) at a little market near in Phaung Taw Seit Rd. It is gorgeous and was expensive however it is a unique keepsake. Good luck!

gpanda...we bought great burmese bells
in mae sai and just over the border in burma..my son collects them and now he will get a few from s.e. asia for xmas...
good luck

the harvard coop has a great selection....2nd floor...





how is it going....where is your report???

hello to beth and the newbies....

there is a shop just off suriwong which i think is called the elephant house---they also have a place in yangon...that might be a logical place to look as most of their stuff is from burma....as you walk up from new road on suriwong it is down a soi to the left---as i remember they is a sign up high over the soi with the name on it...its in the treasurers and pleasurers if you took it with you....

You might try River City. I've seen a lot of Burmese products there. There is also a store in Oriental Place that has stuff just from Burma and I think I've seen them there -- can't remember the name, however.

Yes, try Elephant House. It's the soi that's right across Suriwongse from the old Neilson Hays Library. If you are standing in front of the library building with your BACK facing the library, then you cross the street...cross Suriwongse... to the opposite side and the soi is right there. The soi empties out into Suriwongse. The store is on the left side of the street and is several floors high and has beautiful stuff, but VERY fixed prices. They wouldn't bargain one cent down on some textiles a friend was interested in. I also collect bells...temple and cow bells. So I run around the city a lot looking for them. The Neilson Hays library is marked on Nancy Chnadler's map from what I remember. Happy Travels!

andy...make sure you go into the library...its very lovely and sometimes they have small interesting exhibits...

Thanks all. I went to the Elephant House and they only had a few bells of little interest. Bob, I was doing it on the fly and did not get a chance to pop into the library. Any suggestions for Chiang Mai? We're headed there tomorrow.

Too bad you didn't find your bells at Elephant House. Did they recommend any other place in BK that might sell them? Happy Travels!

i will try to move your e-mail over here and will get help from computer literate daughter to do it....you know reps. are very stupid....

suggestions for CM: get out of there quick---BORING...doi sutup is the only interesting thing i remember and the elephant camp outside town toward 4 seasons...anxious to hear how the seargent works out??

thanks again for 5th element errand..

bob

gpanda...
we really enjoyed chiang mai. there were wats and temples at every corner, the nite market was fun, doi sutep, cooking classes...shopping and its only a few hours drive to some great sites.

enjoy...

I really enjoyed Chinagmai. It was a great place to do photography in and to absorb all the architectually interesting temples...Thai style and Burmese style.I got some incredible shots in Chiangmai. Happy Travels!