Damnoen Saduak Floating Market - Rachaburi Province - Thailand

Damnoen Saduak is a tourist friendly floating market in Rachaburi Province about 100k outside Bangkok. It is interesting to see the wooden boats selling produce both to people on land and others on boats. It is a colourful scene but the main area is definitely very tourist orientated.

Arriving by boat is a must if you go to this particular floating market as otherwise you do not fully appreciate that the area is an extended water based community and not just the market which sadly tends to be mainly a tourist trap. The sights we saw en route to the market were we felt just as interesting if not more so in a way than the actual market, as we were seeing peoples homes and shops. I will let you judge for yourselves by sharing my photos, let me know what you think.

If you have read my earlier post River Trip to the Grand Palace - Bangkok you will know we were in Thailand at the time of some serious flooding. If you look closely at the photos above, you will observe that the water levels were very high en route to the market, the gardens of the residents are under water.

A sea of colourful umbrellas heralded our arrival at the market.

Finally this friendly Thai soldier was collecting donations for to help the flood victims all over Thailand. I hope you enjoyed your virtual trip to the market.

The following website links may also be of interest.

Trip Advisor - Damnoen Saduak Floating Market   There are many markets in Bangkok, which you can check out on the Markets in Bangkok - Wikipedia  page.

All photos are my own taken in October 2011. 

  All rights reserved by LindyLouMac Photo Collection 

More photos from this trip may also be viewed individually in the collection entitled  

Asia Trip - October 2011 at  My Flickr account.

River Trip to The Grand Palace - Bangkok - Thailand

It was in January of this year that I last wrote a post Buddha Shops - Bangkok  about the trip David and I took to Thailand in 2011, but since then life went awry and of course I have not felt like posting about our travels together. I do know though from talking together during his convalescence in the Spring that he was very keen for me to get Travel Tales up to date as an on-line scrapbook of our adventures.  I now feel like doing this so here at last is the next instalment from Bangkok.

We were in Bangkok during October 2011 and were unfortunate enough to see and experience the flooding in the city at first hand. On the day we went to visit the Royal Palaces we took the Chao Phraya Express Boat which is used by commuters and tourists to avoid the inevitable traffic jams in the city. When we got off the ferry it was a shock to have to wade through the rising water and disturbing to see how the riverside dwellers were having to cope! So sad but in typical Thai fashion they all seemed to remain so cheerful.

What a stark contrast it was to walk across the road to the grounds of The Grand Palace which is an incredible complex of buildings.The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam since 1782. I will let the photos tell the story of our visit. If you want to know about the history and details of the individual buildings I have included some links at the end of the post, also more of my photos can be viewed on My Flickr account.  As you can imagine I took far too many to share them all here. If you do get to visit this amazing place do remember that the dress code is very strict you must cover your arms and legs out of respect.

The architecture is stunningly beautiful and so intricate as hopefully you will see from these photos.

Leaving the palace behind we walked through a local market to see The Reclining Buddha that is in the same vicinity, but that visit can be the subject of my next post.

Address: Na Phra Lan Rd, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, 10200, Thailand

Hours: Tuesday 8:30 am – 3:30 pm  -  See all

Phone: +66 2 623 5500

The following website links may also be of interest.

The Grand Palace   Trip Advisor Reviews - The Grand Palace

Temple of The Emerald Buddha   

All photos are my own taken in October 2011. 

  All rights reserved by LindyLouMac Photo Collection 

More photos from this trip may also be viewed individually in the collection entitled  

Asia Trip - October 2011 at  My Flickr account.

Buddha Shops - Bangkok - Thailand

Buddha Shops in Bangkok can be found on one of the oldest roads in the city, it used to be an elephant trail. Bamrung Muang Road or Buddha Street as it is commonly known was one of the first roads to be paved within the city at the beginning of the twentieth century. It is now the largest centre for the supply of Buddhas and other Buddhist religious requirements, such as robes and candles in the whole of Thailand. The Buddhas come in a large range of sizes as can be seen from the photos I took when we visited this area. The street was hive of activity as Buddhas are big business not just in the temples but in private homes also.

Getting there: There are no Skytrain stations in this district so you will need to take a tuk-tuk ot taxi to get there. I have included a description of the area and a map for guidance.


Bamrung Muang Road or Thanon Bamrung Muang is one of the main roads in Bangkok. It runs in a east west direction, beginning in the west at the intersection with Ratchini Road, across from Kalayana Maitri Road, and ends in the east, at the intersection of Krung Kasem Road, where it continues as Rama I Road. 

Here is a link to a map of the area on Google. Bamrung Muang Road


We visited some of the wonderful temples during our stay in Bangkok and I intend to share photos and information in future Travel Tales.  It may be awhile before I do though, please see my note in the side column.