Amphawa Floating Market 水上市场

Relatively unknown compared to other floating markets like Damnoen Saduak, it becomes famous (at least to me) when the market featured in a Toyota TV ads for months. Located near Samut Songkram, the market caters for local people. On my exploration here I hardly see western faces, absense of westerner means the market is less commercialized.



Another good thing here is that the market doesn't start until late afternoon. It means you can take your time to visit nearby places, and end your day at Amphawa.

An open air restaurant.

"幕天席地"

A busy waterway.

繁忙的水道。

Some nice food.

一些不错的街坊小食。

See the crowd, you can see only black hairs.

在拥挤不堪的人群中，看到只有亚洲人的黑色毛发。

A coffee shop with some old collections arousing your nostalgia.

咖啡店里的旧收藏可让你引起一些怀旧的情愫。

30 baht for a plate of bbq scallop.

一盘30铢的烤扇贝。

A shop selling photos, notice the frontground showing a photo of the Princess of Thailand.

买照片的店铺。注意前景的泰國公主。

A front view.

从前面看。

The Thailand brackish water lychee's tree

"半海水"荔枝树。

Despite being a strayed cat, it is healthy and show sign of richness of Amphawa.

一只丰衣足食的野猫。

The magic of color.

(Some colorized fruit favored drinks: Punch, Blueberry, Raspberry, Apple and Grape)

神奇的色彩。

You can end your day with "firefly" boat tour. Albeit the number of firefly is below expectation, but the price of 60 baht ticket/pax is definitely worth a try.

如果不介意太晚，你可以来一个遊船河观萤火虫。

虽然萤火虫的数目不太多，但合理的票價（６０铢）会令你觉得是值得一试的。