When it comes to Thailand, I always recall its Buddhas and floating markets. I had wanted to see a floating market since long ago, when I have an opportunity to visit Thailand. However, the most well-known one, Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, was 80km away from Bangkok to the southwest. Apparently, it would take more than three hours only for transportation to visit the market and come back to Bangkok. We decided to drop in at a smaller one in the city, Talingchan Floating Market. The transportation was a minivan rented for free from my friend's company with its driver. It was really handy. We were able to go everywhere we wanted.
Our minivan stopped at a commonplace roadside. The street in front of us was closed to vehicles and was lined with a variety of stalls. We had to walk to the riverside or canalside, but enjoyed seeing what were laid out on the way. As I wasn't able to communicate with people at the stalls, I was sorry. Entering into the floating market through the gate, which I'll show you below, a smell of fish-grilling came to me, and it turned my sense of hunger on. I wondered what to eat for breakfast, wandering around. There were so many kinds of food, half of which I didn't know. Finally, I chose a dish which looked delicious, which a couple of local people were eating. Spicy, delicious, and economical! I liked it.
(Vocabulary)
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market ダムヌーン・サドゥアク水上マーケット バンコクから南西に８０ｋｍに位置する水上マーケット バンコクから観光に行くと一日を要する
タリンチャン水上マーケット
タイと聞いて思い浮かべるのが仏塔群と水上マーケット。バンコクではどうしても水上マーケットを見たかった。旅行番組などで紹介されるダムヌーン・サドゥアク水上マーケットはバンコクから離れており、友人によると往復で３時間はかかるとのこと。それではと、バンコク市内にある、やや小さめの水上マーケットに寄ることにした。移動手段は友人の会社の車と運転手。実に有り難かった。行きたいところに案内してくれる。
水上マーケットに着いたら川？運河？までの１００メートルくらいは産直市になっていてこの場所の散歩も楽しかった。マーケットで食事をするつもりで朝食は抜きでやってきた。メニューを見るといろいろとある。が、読めない。メニューの写真を見たり、地元の人たちが食べているものを眺めて決めた。スパイシーでうまくて何より安い！
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