Floating Markets

Floating Markets

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May 31st 2006
Today we organised a half day tour, which ended up taking up most of the day. To the floating markets. It was about 1.5hrs outside the city. When we reached the canal we were taken by boat, a canoe thing with a small motorised paddle. pretty weird. Alot of people live on the side of the canal. Its pretty dirty stuff. The Market once it got going was crazy. About the size of a normal road ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more