Canals and Floating Markets in Bangkok

Due to the vast network of canals and waterways, Bangkok and the surrounding area, were formerly known as the Venice of the East. In ancient times the whole city was crossed by hundreds of channels. Khlongs are canals that extend into the city from the main river that runs through Bangkok to the Chao Phraya River. Unlike the east side of the river, the modern Bangkok, where many canals were drained and filled with dirt to build asphalt roads, the west side of the city still retains many of its water channels, which today serve as main roads of transportation in that area of the city.

Khlong Lat Mayom (ตลาดน้ำคลองลัดมะยม)

Khlong Lat Mayom (ตลาดน้ำคลองลัดมะยม)

Teak huts . Khlong Lat Mayom ตลาดน้ำคลองลัดมะยม

The canals of Bangkok are full of long bow boats; Longs, which function as a taxi, taking from one place to another the citizens who live in them for a small fee, boats of street vendors and other service boats such as the postman or the butane supplier who do their door-to-door delivery.

Thonburi, in the western area of Chao Phraya, is one of the oldest and most intact areas left of Bangkok. We discovered small wooden houses on stilts, children swimming in the river, fishermen ...

Teak huts . Khlong Lat Mayom ตลาดน้ำคลองลัดมะยม

Some places seem quite poor, but you can also see beautiful houses, temples ...

Even nowadays canals are still used as transportation in areas in and around Bangkok., and therefore people would tend to sell things directly from their boats, and congregate in certain areas to have floating boat markets.

ตลาดน้ำคลองลัดมะยม

One of the most popular is Khlong Lat Mayom (ตลาดน้ำคลองลัดมะยม) – situated in a lovely green lush area with an abundance of good food to eat.
The grilled snakehead fish (ปลาช่อนเผา), despite its scary looks, is incredibly delicious. fresh, and grilled

Bangkok es por sus canales llamada la Venecia del Este. Antigüamente toda la ciudad estaba surcada por cientos de canales. Los khlongs son canales que se extienden en la ciudad desde el río principal que atraviesa Bangkok, al río Chao Phraya. A diferencia del lado este del río, la Bangkok moderna, donde se drenaron y rellenaron muchos canales con tierra para construir carreteras de asfalto, la cara oeste de la ciudad todavía conserva muchos de sus canales de agua, que sirven hoy en día como vías principales de transporte en esa zona de la ciudad. Los canales de Bangkok están repletos de barcas de proa larga; Longs,  que funcionan a modo de taxi, llevando de un sitio a otro a los ciudadanos que viven en ellos por un módico precio, barcas de vendedores ambulantes y otras lanchas de servicios como el cartero o el butanero que hacen su reparto puerta por puerta.

Thonburi , en la zona oeste del Chao Phraya, es una de las zonas más antiguas e intactas que quedan de Bangkok. Descubrimos pequeñas casas de madera sobre pilotes, niños nadando en el río, pescadores ...

Algunos lugares parecen bastante pobres, pero también se ven casas hermosas, templos ...