Floating Market

We rented a van for the day.  It drove us around the whole day and was roomy and nice.  We started by driving about 1 1/2 hours outside of Bangkok to the floating market.  It was more expensive than we expected but I’m glad I did it.  It was about $40.  That got us a boat ride that took us through the floating market for an hour, a small shop by a coconut plantation, and to a temple up the river. 

While we were in the market they rode slowly and gently.  When we were traveling between places they would take the boat up to full speed.  The front of the boat would tip out of the water, drops of water would splash our skin, and we’d occasionally be bumped off our seats a few inches.  That was almost as fun as the market!  At the market I got some mango and sticky rice (I love that stuff) and saw a lot of overpriced goods.


Pants that we bought up in Chang Mai were starting at 650 baht (we paid 120 baht in Chang Mai)!  So we looked, enjoyed and took pictures.