Damnoen Saduak : The Floating Market , Thailand

[anden]

A visit to Thailand is incomplete ( well for me at least ) if you dont experience shopping groceries, the old fashion way...on boats, which used to be thailand's main form of transportation...nowadays it is less a struggle but business still goes.....The floating market opens daily from 6am-1pm....It is located about 100km from Thailand's capital and can be reached via bus (like we did) or even taxi....but if you want the most photogenic time,get there as early as possible before the flock of tourist busses arrive....perhaps before 8am...we unfortunately arrived at 830...but still ok lar.... :wink:

feel free to comment,suggest or even share your photos here....its not a personal thread,i'm just opening it for all....

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#1 : The busy streets...oh no...river...

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#2 : Mat rempit of the rivers, weaving through traffic congestion..

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#3 : Homegrown fruits...i think...

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#4 : Purely business....

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#5 : A river vendor gets ready to charm the tourist of her fresh fruits...

[chalizee]

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one: fresh fruits on sale-reaaalll cheap

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two: a nanny selling local thai dish-fried rice powder cake with vege filling

[anden]

BLACK & WHITE VERSION

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By noon, most of the boat vendors would park their ride underneath the shade while visitors would walk up by the path at the side....

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Three generations of local women involved in the business...

From left is the eldest, selling traditional fried vegetable pastry called Kuichai.
Then at the front,the youngest, playful as ever.
Third is her mom selling something we would call the popiah...
Then.....u know whu lah...


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wall street new york....eh...ye ke?

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office hours!!

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A local maestro dances to the traditional music at one of our stops....The show is funded by the government in an effort to popularize their tradition...
but its always polite to leave some tips...

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Something familiar reminded me of my kampung....
The man manages to give us a smile while bathed in sweat, drowned by the scorching heat...



HANTYZAIN...G SINI BEH WOO BUAT STREET/RIVER SHOOT...kekeke....

[mudme]

BLACK & WHITE VERSION

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[i]Three generations of local women involved in the business...


eh.. adik ka tu??
sama ja... eheheee..

[abahwafi]

anden, ada beli tak buah-buahan diorang tu ? masa aku pegi tu...harga kelapa muda sebijik dalam 50sen ajer :wink:

[ejatz]

Cantik gambar dlm B&W version... mcm dokumentari

[anden]

PEOPLE OF THE FLOATING MARKET

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Fresh fruits are a common sight here in the midst of the floating market....

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What ticks me to press the shutter here is the soft colours of the round hat in the background....

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Smiley faces of the floating market, as always...This is what i call, life...

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A vendor finds herself a brief moment to ponder upon....The 'jambu' here are much bigger in size, and very cheap...tasty and fresh!

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Students from art university in Bangkok takes a port for their oil painting assignments...there were a few of them when we were there...

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This aged lady had smiles all over her whenever i looked at her...but for a brief moment her look shows her lengthy life experience....
This is the lady that sell 'kueh kuichai', a traditional delicacies...not many tourist buy it, but i did and certainly many locals bought it during our short break overlooking her stall...

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A local dancer greets us off onto our boat as we depart after being entertain by one of thai's traditional dancers...

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Perhaps not portrayed in this pic, but this guy is the most animated vendor i noticed...he moved from boat to boat and sell of his jokes that literally light up all the other vendors around him...
and oh yeah, he sells fresh coconut...sluurpp...a havenly treat when you are getting burnt by the scorching heat...

[anden]

AKU terharu tgk diorang nih...walaupun hidup tak lah senang cam most of us here...tapi they are still full of smiles....