Damnuan Saduak (Floating Market) Page 1 of 2 - Bangkok, Thailand | ||
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Vendors on the move (96k) Canoes are filled with many colorful fruits
and vegetables. |
Preparing snacks (99k) Watch her prepare snacks (Video 1.5MB) |
Various souvenirs (97k) Not just food for sale here. |
View of canal (106k) Damnuan Saduak Floating Market is located
in the Damnuan Saduak District, Ratchaburi Province, about 85 kms from Bangkok. |
From bridge (92k) This seemed like a good place to take
a picture, overlooking the busy canal area. |
Late morning hangout (97k) King Rama IV ordered that this Damnuan Saduak canal be dug in 1866
to connect two rivers. |
Found customers (107k) The fertile land around the canal allows
folks to grow the produce you see in the boats: mangoes, bananas, coconuts,
chinese grapefruit and more. |
Group photo (93k) Time for a group photo. |
Small waterway (101k) The main canal is 32 kms long, and there
are numerous smaller waterways throughout the coastal parts of the country. |
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