Commercial and Editorial Photographer » Damnoen Saduak http://www.thomaspickard.com/blog Blog of Photographer Thomas Pickard Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:40:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Floating through the Markets http://www.thomaspickard.com/blog/2009/12/floating-through-the-markets/ http://www.thomaspickard.com/blog/2009/12/floating-through-the-markets/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:30:31 +0000 Thomas Pickard http://thomaspickard.com/blog/?p=982 ]]> Early morning light at Damnoen Saduak Floating Markets

Early morning light at Damnoen Saduak Floating Markets

A Maldivian friend of mine – Ahmed Zahid - is in town, so this morning we got up nice and early and made the hour long trip out to Damnoen Saduak floating markets.

We left Bangkok at 5.40 am and arrived around 6.45 am, just in time for the first rays of light to start hitting the narrow canals. Not only did we score some nice light, we also enjoyed the calm before the storm. Two hours later, the place was packed with people like Zahid and myself. It is a very touristy place, though you can get great meals for reasonable prices right on the water.

If you are ever headed out to Damnoen Saduak floating market, know that your driver can drive you to the markets, where you can get out and walk around.

Some drivers take their passengers to a longboat provider, who will insist that the only way to the markets is via boat and yes, you really do need to pay $3000 Baht each. Which of course is total rubbish. The driver gets a kick back too.

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