Amphawa Floating Market and Wat Phra Kaew Trip

My friend Pah, me, Pah's daughter Mo, Michiel (from Netherlands office of our company), back row is Pang, Joy and Taow at Wat Phra Kaew in Bangkok - photo taken by Pah's husband who is an amazing photographer.

 

Me and my friend, Tua, at Postcard Cafe at Amphawa Floating Market - the photo was taken by a professional photographer there for the huge amount of 35 baht ($1).

 

Part of Amphawa Floating Market just when it was starting to go dark. So pretty!

 

Crazy Tua writing postcards at a coffee shop at Amphawa Floating Market

Very cool coffee shop set up in a small soi (alley) at Amphawa. You could get coffee drinks, buy postcards and have your photo taken by a professional photographer for 35 baht ($1)

 

Well, I said she was crazy!!

Last Saturday, I went to Wat Phra Kaew and Amphawa Floating Market with a group of people from work.  Had a fabulous time.  Wat Phra Kaew is incredibly beautiful and Amphawa Floating Market is the most amazing floating market I've ever seen.  About an hour and a half's drive out of Bangkok, we also had lunch at a seafood restaurant near the floating market.  Called "Daeng" ('Red' in Thai), it's pretty famous around that area and for good reason.  Huge plates of fresh shrimp, a plate of fresh crab with shallotes, a plate of fresh crab with curry, fried rice with shrimp, an enormous fried fish, plates of sauteed vegetables, a fish like sardines but bigger, and more. Only 400 baht per person (about $11.50) and absolutely the tastiest and freshest seafood I've ever had.

Comments

[Smorg]

Haha. Did Tua try to walk off with the mail box? ;o) (btw, something isn't quite right with the sign on it... I think the middle sign says 'morning at 8 o'clock' while the corresponding English part says '10 AM'. What's with that?)

Thanks for great photos! That sure looks like a place to not miss when visiting Bangkok area... And 35 Baht for a photo sure is pretty stiff, too (though perhaps not when translated to dollar... O well).

[Martyn]

The floating market shot just before dark is an amazing photo. The smiles on everyone's faces in the other photo's say it all really, a good time was had by all. Best wishes from a very hot UK.

[expatudon08]

i have been to the grand palace a few times but still go back every couple of years the place is just picture perfect
i need to get some good tourist guide links on my site http://www.thaiexpat.info/bangkok_asia_expat_guide.html