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Bangkok Floating Market  Damnoen Saduak Thailand

Well on the tourist trail after the Bond films, the trip to the famous floating market at Damnoen Saduak is still well worth doing

http://mcsilly.blogspot.com/2008/08/bangkok-floating- market-damnoen-saduak.html

Yes, it's no longer the old traditional market, as now it's more tourist orientated. And it is full of tourists. Still the ratio tourists/local people is not as bad as in some temples or other attractions. You still see a lot of locals buying fruits, vegetables and other stuff from seller on long narrow boats. And although is a less "spontaneous" event now, it is still a great way to see the old style and traditional way of selling and buying on canals.

Located around 80kms away from Bangkok you can get there by car, bus or more easily on one of many mini-van tours, often combining it with the Rose Garden, or the bridge on the River Kwai.

Once there despite the tourists you will really feel like you travelled back in time, and it is a photographer paradise indeed. I have a simple compact digital camera, and still I'm pretty happy with some of the shots I've taken. So let's have the images speak for themselves

http://siamway.com/2008/07/08/76/

The Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is located at
Damnoen Saduak District, Ratchaburi Province, about
105 kms from Bangkok. According to history around
1866 King Rama IV ordered that a 32 kms long canal
be dug at Damnoen Saduak. This canal would connect
the Mae Klong River with the Tacheen River.

The excellent quality soil beside the canal is very fertile
and suitable for growing many kinds of fruits and vegetables.
The area is famous for Malacca grape, Chinese grapefruit,
mangoes, bananas, and coconut.

The Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is a very attractive
place for tourists to see the old style and traditional way
of selling and buying fruits, vegetables, etc., from small
boats. Tourists will also see traditional Thai houses, the
way they live and travel by boats, and please try riding
on a small boat to experience the floating market and to
see more. This is a worthwhile trip.??????

How To Get There :
Travel from Bangkok via Thonburi-Paktoh Highway to
Samut Songkhram Town. Follow the sign to Damnoen
Saduak (Highway No.325)