Amphawa Floating Market

During out last trip to Thailand, Ning’s family and I took a trip to Amphawa Floating Market. This place is not too far out of Bangkok. It is in Songkhram Province. The market is only open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sunday.

The market is located on a canal that flows in to the Mae Klong River. Ning was telling me at night you could see fireflies. We did not stay till nighttime this time, but maybe next time. Ning said that you could rent a room from a lot of the families that live on the river to find out what it is like to do just that.

You can find just about anything you want to eat at the market. You can find some craft type shops there also.

Here in the picture you can see from left to right, a curry vender, desert vender, Grilled Squid vender and a noodle vender.  You place your order on shore and if you wanted squid, they just pass it over for you.

Here is a picture of various food venders. The larger boats are taxies stoping for the people to buy things.

Ning and I are looking over some plants for sale here.

Here is a coconut vender selling young coconuts. The milk is very mild and the meat of the coconut is very soft. You can scrap in out with a spoon to eat it. Very good tast and good for you.

You can find just about anything you want to eat at the market. You can find some craft type shops there also. It was avery nice way to spend our afternoon. If you ever are in Bangkok, you should try to get to one of the floting markets that are around. There are alot of them, so you should not have any trouble finding one.