Last Sunday (6 April 2008), we decided to go to the Floating Market.. Less than 2 hours away from our place.. I forgot what province the market is in...
To our surprise.. it rained quite heavily (for Thailand standards).. we hoped that the rain would die down..but it didnt..and since we were already on the way there.. we figured we should just go.
Our driver took us to a place where we could rent boats.. And for about 1,100 baht.. Me, my wife, Yasmine, Bapa, Mummy and Peni (our maid) boarded the slim boat and headed to the Floating Market.
On our way.. we had to travel through small "canals".. my wife says that it was more "longkang" than "canals".. the water was dirty..and we began having doubts.. My parents remembered the place to be alot cleaner.. One of the downside of developments I guess..
We then passed by some stalls which sold souveniers and what nots.. some were qute pushy while others just watched and stared.. And much to our surprise.. some stalls offered use of credit cards!! Interesting.. we thought..
To our surprise.. it rained quite heavily (for Thailand standards).. we hoped that the rain would die down..but it didnt..and since we were already on the way there.. we figured we should just go.
Our driver took us to a place where we could rent boats.. And for about 1,100 baht.. Me, my wife, Yasmine, Bapa, Mummy and Peni (our maid) boarded the slim boat and headed to the Floating Market.
On our way.. we had to travel through small "canals".. my wife says that it was more "longkang" than "canals".. the water was dirty..and we began having doubts.. My parents remembered the place to be alot cleaner.. One of the downside of developments I guess..
We then passed by some stalls which sold souveniers and what nots.. some were qute pushy while others just watched and stared.. And much to our surprise.. some stalls offered use of credit cards!! Interesting.. we thought..
The best thing about it was perhaps the boat ride.. once we passed the floating market.. we made our way through a much much wider "canal" .. heheh that was fun!!
We were hoping to get fruits.. but the rain soaked our shopping spirit.. Instead we got floating market t-shirts.. which we found the next day at Pratunam market for only a third of the price.. Oh well..! Jangan inda saja kan membali..
The rain didnt stop tourists from visiting the Floating Market.. Maybe the next time.. we should catch a boat closer to the market.. so we dont have to go through the small "canals".. ehehe
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