Bangkok

July 2 - 6, 2018
IMG_3551 A local cake purchased by our hired local car driver as a treat to us.
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IMG_3554 A coconut saffron cake... pretty good.
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P1110197 A trip to the famous Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
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IMG_3449_SP Let's go...
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P1110051 Canal is about 30
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IMG_3454_SP Lots of trees and shrubs...
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IMG_3457_SP Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is located in the Damnoen Saduak District, Ratchaburi Province at about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Bangkok.
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P1110058 Tourist souvenirs available along the side of the canal and on sampans.
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P1110060 Some of the canal banks are natural without the use of concrete...
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IMG_3461_SP The floating market remains a popular destination for both foreign and domestic tourists.
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P1110064 Prices are usually high, bargaining is common...
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IMG_3462_SP From 1866 to 1868, by order of King Rama IV, the 32-kilometer (20 mi) long Damnoen Saduak Canal was constructed to connect the Mae Klong and Tha Chin rivers.
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IMG_3463_SP Motorized sampans are used to take tourists into the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market.
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P1110067 These are the bigger vendors on the canal banks, with lots of smaller sampan vendors selling goods, food and drinks.
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IMG_3465_SP Tourists could be attracted to souvenirs like this.
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P1110085 Lychee, banana, longan, rambutan and mango. If one is interested in Mango with Sticky Rice...
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P1110088 Even casual blouses and dresses...
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P1110091 Canal water level can vary due to the monsoon season.
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P1110093 Regular people work or live along the canal bank.
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P1110095 A small boat or canoe with its own parking space.
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