Floating Market (Revisited)
Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 7:35PM My daughter is visiting Thailand so we took a couple of days on the klongs (canals) in and around the Samut Songkhram region.
We hired a long-tail boat to take us through these swamp canals.
The people and houses along the way were very photogenic.
Living on the klongs is a very old way of living life.
A still life in the swamps of Samut Songkhram.
Life on the klongs.
Fishing dog?
The water was very high and full of silt due to the flooding in Central Thailand. The children loved it.
Small villages dotted the main klongs.
But all klongs lead to the Floating Markets. Although these are popular with tourists and photographers, they are actual working daily markets.
Tropical fruit is brought to market along the klongs.
A timeless scene along at the Floating Market.
Tourists from all over the world come to be photographed!!
The klongs are serviced by a variety of boats. You can go for hundreds of miles/kilometers on the klongs of Samut Songkhram.
Dr. Jeff Harper
Samut Songkhram is on the road to beach town of Hua Hin. There is so much to see in this region of Thailand.
The Thais have such an elevated aesthetic sense.
The old Thai arts are still respected.
Many aspects of Thai daily life are influenced by that "Thai Style."
And, of course, Thai food is incredibly delicious.
Shrimp is Thailand's main export. Nice.
This time of year is the end of the "Damn Hot and Damn Wet" season . . . so the Gulf of Siam was rough.
A lightening storm passed over one night . . . and lit up the sea! Magnificent!
Reader Comments (1)
Outstanding shots as usual. "Life on a klong" and the "koi" are damn near prefect. I want copies!