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Exploring the Amphawa Floating Market Sep 9, 2018

Exploring the Amphawa Floating Market

Location: Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram Province, Thailand (Google Maps)
Days: Friday - Sunday
Hours: 3pm - 10pm

Kittens KoffieKittens Koffie
Even after visiting Wat Bang Kung Temple, we still had time on our hands. This time, someone saw a cat cafe nearby from Google Map. Cat cafe? We checked it out. Turns out, it's a cat hobbyist's den. He had lots of exotic cats. Within the compound was a trendy proper cafe - themed in cat, of course! The cafe was a pleasant surprise. It was comfortable, chic, hipsterish with good coffee to serve. This cafe makes for a pleasurable stop en-route to Amphawa Floating Market in time for the night river cruise.

pictures courtesy of Chai, Mayet, Mar and Christina
attention to coffee plating
sibling love
happy people
The Kittens Koffie
all smiles with Thana...pix by Toom

Amphawa Floating Market
After roaming around, we finally arrived. There was still a good amount of sunlight so we rummaged around the area. Like Damnoen Floating Market, it is colorful, busy and animated - lots of food, lots of souvenir shops and lots of promenading to be done. Crossing from one side to the other side of the river is easy with several foot bridges - that also offer a nice panoramic view of the river system and the passing boats.

Night River Cruise
At B60/pax for a one-hour cruise including firefly watching, it was great value and a relaxing reprieve from a full day of walking around. The river was calm and made for a comfortable ride. A few times, the boatman revved the engine on full throttle - nice! We passed by imposing monoliths, posh residential homes, riverside cafes and restos and went under several bridges. Wish list - that they place a silencer on the muffler so passengers can make the most from the stillness of the night.

High Tide
At first, I thought it was only the other side affected by the high tide as water was already carpeting the walking paths. But soon after, both sides were under water. We all had to take our footwear off and walk barefoot on the wooden planks. It was all good and part of the fun.

Exploring the Amphawa Floating Market
slow boat passing by

Ending Thoughts
This finally wraps a day choc-full-of-market activities with wonderful people to be with. Wow! It was still a hundred kilometers to Bangkok, return the rental car before we could all head back to our homes. What a weekend.

Thank you Chai for all that jazz! Thank you Mar, Mayet and Christina for making it a very colorful day!

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pictures courtesy of Chai, Mayet, Mar and Christina
first glimpse
sidewalk shopping
tourist-packed
long boats passing by
still life
boat resto
colorful sweets
inside one of the pavilions
find Mayet
American pop culture invades Thailand
Mar, Christina and Chai
I'd be pretty and have a dress of reddest red, as red as apple could be
the honeymoon boat causing waves and ripples
dusk on the floating market
pass the butter please
riverside dinner
good times, all smiles
high tide
on the river cruise
posh residence

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Bangkok to Chiang Mai by Train from Bang Sue Train Station

For more train info: Bangkok to Chiang Mai trains - departing from Hua Lamphong - MRT (Bangkok)

(I'm using Bang Sue as a starting point because I was closer to it, but you may be closer to the Hua Lamphong station)

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  3. daily train schedule:
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