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Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. A lot of people enjoy it.

It seems that there are a few floating markets in Bangkok. The floating market I visited is called "Damnoen Saduak Floating Market" in Ratchaburi and the biggest and the most popular one in Thailand. It's located about 80 km from Bangkok developed for cultural-preservation and tourism in the reign of Rama IV in 1864.

They sell various products such as vegetables, fruits, bags and decorative figurines, not only from Bangkok but from other areas in Thailand.

It opens around from dawn till past noon and it might be hard for those who are not good at getting up early. :D
(I visited there by car but I was almost sleeping in the car... )

There is another floating market, Ampawa floating market, not so far away from here in Samut Songkram. It's said that Damnoen, the morning market and Ampawa, the evening market.

Boat stop
On the boat
Various kinds of shops
Around the gate
Others

[Floating Market] Boat stop
The floating market ! You can ride on a boat here for shopping around. The fare is 300 Baht (as of August in 2004) and you can go around the market. I'm not so sure but it takes around one to two hours.
Boat stop 1 (You can ride on a boat here.)	Boat stop 2 (A lot of shops here also.)	Boat stop 3 (View from the boat stop. A lot of boats are already coming and going.)	Boat stop 4 (Some painted plates. Are they selling these ? )
Boat stop 1 (You can ride on a boat here.)	Boat stop 2 (A lot of shops here also.)	Boat stop 3 (View from the boat stop. A lot of boats are already coming and going.)	Boat stop 4 (Some painted plates. Are they selling these ? )

[Floating Market] On the boat

Getting busier and busier. Wow.

Time to the market on the boat !

The market is very vigorous with a lot of people selling various things on the boats.

At first, it was not so busy on the canal but soon extremely crowded. Like in the center of Bangkok, the boat can not go ahead at all. :D

Boat 1 (Now, get started ! :D)

Boat 2 (Shops both sides on the canal.)

Boat 3 (Fruits are sold.)

Boat 4 (Control a boat by hand not to bump each other.)

Boat 1
(Now, get started ! :D)

Boat 2
(Shops both sides on the canal.)

Boat 3
(Fruits are sold.)

Boat 4
(Control a boat by hand not to bump each other.)

Boat 5 (Boats with a lot of fruits on past tourists.)

Boat 6 (The sellers are having lunch on the boats.)

Boat 7 (Shops are on the both sides of the canal also.)

Boat 8 (A little funny boatman. :D )

Boat 5
(Boats with a lot of fruits on past tourists.)

Boat 6
(The sellers are having lunch on the boats.)

Boat 7
(Shops are on the both sides of the canal also.)

Boat 8
(A little funny boatman. :D )

Boat 9 (Time passed and getting crowded.)

Boat 10 (Not only small boats but a little bigger motorboats are running.
When they got closer, I felt a little dangerous. Anyway, they coexist.)

Boat 11 (Not only small boats but a little bigger motorboats are running.
When they got closer, I felt a little dangerous. Anyway, they coexist.)

Boat 12 (They sell bags and hats.)

Boat 9
(Time passed and getting crowded.)

Boat 10

Boat 11

(Not only small boats but a little bigger motorboats are running. When they got closer, I felt a little dangerous. Anyway, they coexist.)

Boat 12
(They sell bags and hats.)

Boat 13 (Traffic jam ! :D )

Boat 14 (The policeman is directing traffic.)

Boat 15 (Kids are also selling. Hope you can sell a lot. :) )

Boat 16 (A lot of bags.)

Boat 13

Boat 14

(Traffic jam ! :D
The policeman is directing traffic.)

Boat 15
(Kids are also selling. Hope you can sell a lot. :) )

Boat 16
(A lot of bags.)

[Floating Market] Various kinds of shops

Not only on the boats but various shops on the both sides of the canal.

You'll see a lot of shops not only on the boats but along the canal.

They sell various gifts and something else that I can not imagine who will buy. :D
It's a lot of fun even only looking at the products.

Shop 1 (A lot of hats in lines.)

Shop 2 (Shops along the canal. Various products are here such as decorative figurines, dolls.
It is fun even only looking at them. :) )

Shop 3 (Shops along the canal. Various products are here such as decorative figurines, dolls.
It is fun even only looking at them. :) )

Shop 4 (They look like hammocks. The man is very friendly.)

Shop 1
(A lot of hats in lines.)

Shop 2

Shop 3

(Shops along the canal. Various products are here such as decorative figurines, dolls. It is fun even only looking at them. :) )

Shop 4
(They look like hammocks. The man is very friendly.)

Shop 5 (Various kinds of insect. Kids like them ? :D )

Shop 6 (Japanese fans. I feel like people in Thailand don’t use them...)

Shop 7 (Pictures on the upper right.)

Shop 8 (Shopping from the land.)

Shop 5
(Various kinds of insect. Kids like them ? :D )

Shop 6
(Japanese fans. I feel like people in Thailand don't use them...)

Shop 7
(Pictures on the upper right.)

Shop 8
(Shopping from the land.)

Shop 9 (There is a shop at the turn-around point.
You get off the boat once and check around. They have kind of big ornaments
and I thought who would buy them here. It looked they had a delivery service.
They sure did ...)

Shop 10 (There is a shop at the turn-around point.
You get off the boat once and check around. They have kind of big ornaments
and I thought who would buy them here. It looked they had a delivery service.
They sure did ...)

Shop 11 (There is a shop at the turn-around point.
You get off the boat once and check around. They have kind of big ornaments
and I thought who would buy them here. It looked they had a delivery service.
They sure did ...)

Shop 12 (There is a shop at the turn-around point.
You get off the boat once and check around. They have kind of big ornaments
and I thought who would buy them here. It looked they had a delivery service.
They sure did ...)

Shop 9

Shop 10

Shop 11

Shop 12

(There is a shop at the turn-around point.
You get off the boat once and check around. They have kind of big ornaments and I thought who would buy them here. It looked they had a delivery service. They sure did ...)

[Floating Market] Around the gate
A lot of shops around the gate to the floating market. You can buy products here also. :)
A lot of clothes (They have a lot of clothes from ordinary clothes to Thai silk clothes.)	Various kinds of product (T-shirts, small products and so on.)	Various kinds of product (A lot of clothes.)	Various kinds of product (Various products here also. The choice is endless... ? :D )
A lot of clothes (They have a lot of clothes from ordinary clothes to Thai silk clothes.)	Various kinds of product (T-shirts, small products and so on.)	Various kinds of product (A lot of clothes)	Various kinds of product (Various products here also. The choice is endless... ? :D )

[Floating Market] Others
Something else that I noticed while going around the floating market.
Warning of cobras (If encountered them, it would be okay to say hello to them ? :D )	A little dangerous ? (Is this a special gift to put a big snake around your neck ? She looked fun ...)	A house by the canal (A house of a boatman/boatwoman of the market, I guessed.)
Warning of cobras (If encountered them, it would be okay to say hello to them ? :D )	A little dangerous ? (Is this a special gift to put a big snake around your neck ? She looked fun ...)	A house by the canal (A house of a boatman/boatwoman of the market, I guessed.)

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Thailand - Floating Market (Ratchaburi)

[Floating Market] Boat stop

[Floating Market] On the boat

[Floating Market] Various kinds of shops

[Floating Market] Around the gate

[Floating Market] Others