Thailand's floating markets are among the most-photographed destinations in the country. The river and 'klong' markets give a realistic glance of how daily life must have been in earlier times. The floating markets are where the sellers, their boats laden with a wide variety of tropical fruits, flowers, vegetables and fresh produce, come to meet and barter their products with other traders. These days, in the larger cities, modern supermarkets and department stores have largely replaced the traditional floating markets, but a few still survive. It would be a shame to loose them and thanks to the tourists and the unique quality of life they bring I think they may survive.
pictures at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26080359@N08/sets/
They definitely need to keep the floating markets! It's a great tourist attraction... although I guess only worth it, if people actually buy things from them... not just looking at them...
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