Next we walked through a small residential area and on to the main road. We crossed a field, turned a few corners and we eventually arrived at the floating market. We were greeted by elephants being ridden by tourists and a big sign saying 200 baht entry to the floating market. That's unusual we thought as there is never a fee to enter a market. However this one was purpose built and rather a tourist attraction. We carried on our walk!
There were a lot of ancient ruins this side of the railway track and not a tourist or tour bus in sight. We had the whole place to ourselves including the delightful countryside and picturesque lily ponds.
We broke for lunch at a stall by the side of the street and afterwards fended off a pack of dogs at a modern temple. By now it was getting a little too hot so we retreated to our hotel room.
For dinner tonight we walked a little further outside of the main area to a busy street stall. We watched as people constantly stopped their cars and motorbikes to pick dinner to take home. This must be a good sign we thought so picked 3 dishes that were cooking in big pots. The final outcome ... delicious!
We purchased snacks for our 4 hour train journey in the morning from Tesco Lotus before it was time to call it a day.
