Secrets of Bangkok red light zone laid bare in new museum

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looks worth a visit to bring back some old memories of the "pong"
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Bangkok (CNN) — Prostitution, the CIA, the Vietnam War and Chinese immigration are all on display in a new museum dedicated to one of Bangkok's most famous red light nightlife zones, Patpong Road.
Alongside "Triple X," "fetish" and kinky cabaret exhibits are tamer displays highlighting David Bowie's 1983 visit to Bangkok, as well as other bits of pop culture, including a nod to "The Deer Hunter" -- a 1978 war drama starring Robert De Niro that included scenes reportedly shot in former Patpong bar Mississippi Queen.
But documenting Patpong's unofficial ties to the US Central Intelligence Agency's deadly activities in Laos during the US-Vietnam War in the 1960s until 1974 is the museum's most fascinating purpose.
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/ ... oMK13TnpqQ
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Fascinating stuff, thanks for that.
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Going next month to BKK and in that area so will pay a visit.
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Doc67 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2019 7:00 am Going next month to BKK and in that area so will pay a visit.
Bring back a ping-pong ball with the girls signature on it to prove you have been there.
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Duncan wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2019 7:45 am
Doc67 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2019 7:00 am Going next month to BKK and in that area so will pay a visit.
Bring back a ping-pong ball with the girls signature on it to prove you have been there.
I don't want to get chased around BKK by the sniffer dogs, thank you very much. I'll keep a copy of the ticket as proof!
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Duncan wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2019 7:45 am
Doc67 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2019 7:00 am Going next month to BKK and in that area so will pay a visit.
Bring back a ping-pong ball with the girls signature on it to prove you have been there.
It looks very interesting...

https://patpongmuseum.com/
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for me,
this is what forever changed Patpong
1991
The Night Market opens up on the sidewalks during the evening and night hours on Patpong Soi 1.
thou wasn't on the sidewalk, but on the soi and closed the road to vehicle's
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