Quote Originally Posted by fountainhall
That area is now quite 'cultural', in that the soi on other side of Soi 1 which goes past the Goethe Institut and on to Ngamduphli has been known as Soi Goethe for many years!
it used to have a much more "military" tone - for as long as I can remember Sathorn Soi 1 itself was known as Soi JUSMAG because of the US military installation near the corner, and while I could never master the correct Thai pronunciation for "1" all the taxi drivers had no problem understanding JUSMAG when I wanted to get to Babylon!

bkkguy