TIME WE GOT TO WOODSTOCK

       Nostalgia's on the menu of this charming shop-cafe in the form of classic dishes and home decor with stories to tell
       With Ang Lee's film "Taking Woodstock" currently iin cinemas, this might seem a good time to visit Woodstock the store and cafe, which opened six months ago on the Chao Phraya's Thonburi Shore.
       But beyond the retro appeal of the items on sale, the shop in Bang Khunnon district has nothing to do with the American town after which history's first rock festival was named - unless you count the idea of getting back to nature.
       The wood in stock at this Woodstock is how the owner, who asked to byidentified only as Kwanvana, wants visitors to regard the world - as a simpler, more natural place.
       She has decorated the store with her vintage furniture, boosting th enostalgia quotient with Thai food specialities that are now hard to find elsewhere in Bangkok.
       The Sukhothai noodles have freshly roasted peaunts on top. The crispy khao soi noodles have a curry sauce like Mum used to make (at least if you grew up in the North). A bowl of noodlles is Bt30 to Bt40.
       Then there are great snacks like deepfried spring rolls and the northern pork sausage moo yor.
       The drinks, listed on old sheets of vinyl, include a variety of Thai teas, old-fashioned coffee and expresso and latte. Woodstock isn't easy to find if you don't know the area, and only the No57 bus comes near, but once located, its charm is undeniable, Guests roam around poking in cupboards and studying the individual items on the shelves - old clocks, posters, record players and toys. On weekday the place is peaceful, so take a book or your laptop - there's Internet access.
       On Saturdays Woodstock gets busy, with the band Siam Serenade playing timeless favourites from a different era and people bringing their own handmade goods to sell.
       Woodstock is open from 9am to 6pm, so there's dinner option as well. The menu includes the fried noodles and shrimp-paste rice called khao kluk kapi and a mixed whole-grain salad.