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Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
This is one of those little adventures where you’ll see a slice of Thai life that has dominated this kingdom for centuries – living on the canals. Children born here are normally dunked into the murky water soon after birth to immunize them from the tropical diseases. The big plus is the color of the whole thing. The fruits and vegetables that are grown in orchards and gardens around the water are piled high on rowing boats and traded between the river dwellers. There is a wide variety of produce – including cabbages, grapes, papayas, oranges and onions.
Rose Garden and Nakorn Pathom
Though touristy, a visit to the Rose Garden gives a great insight into Thai culture. There are demonstrations of Thai dancing and Thai boxing, a chance to see elephants at work and a ceremony involving monks. If you are going on your own it’s worth a visit, and the food is good too.
Also to be recommended is a visit to Nakorn Pathom, site of the world’s largest Buddhist monument, and the most important in Thailand.
Chinatown
One can’t call the Chinese interlopers in Bangkok society. They were moved to this area almost 300 years ago when King Rama I moved the Thai capital from Ayutthaya and wanted the land the Chinese merchants occupied to build the Grand Palace.
And in all that time the place hasn’t really entered the 20th century, let alone the current one. It is tough and grimy. Its traffic- choked streets are full of cheap markets and delightful smelly food stalls. If you came to see modern-day Bangkok you are in the wrong place. There is one tourist attraction here – yes, you guessed it, a temple. Wat Traimit attracts a lot of attention, not because it is a wonderful temple, but because it has a big solid-gold Buddha weighing in at five tons.
Pahurat
Pahurat is just west of Chinatown; it is Bangkok’s Little India, the site of the city’s largest textile market. Bargaining is expected at the enormous fabric market, which is known for its variety, everything from your basic white to the multi-colored cottons and silks for which it’s famous. If you want fabrics for clothes or for covering furniture this is the place to find it. As you might expect, there are numerous excellent Indian restaurants in addition to the small stalls selling tidbits to munch while you shop. Great place to find those ornate sandals with large globs of colored glass and Indian jewelry. Other items worth buying are Indian spices and incense. Temple seekers do not despair.
There is one in Pahurat – the largest Sikh temple outside of India.
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