Pattaya Floating Market

We passed this place daily to get to our hotel in Jomtien from the city proper. Initially, I thought that it was not worthwhile going as we had been to various floating markets in Bangkok. However, the day before we left, we decided to go and see for ourselves. It was a hot day and I hoped that we would not fry in the sun.

However, this place is not the same as in Bangkok. The place was a maze of buildings connected by walkways and bridges. There are boat rides one can take and also people peddling their wares from boats such as in Bangkok.

One could have the food from confortable pavillions and just order from the boat making this a much nicer place than in Damnoen saduak which was packed like sardines (when we went there quite a few years ago). Maybe with much lesser crowds, it is always better.

At the entrance of the market.

The first place that we came across was a small temple dedicated to the Hindu God, Ganesh. Quite a number of Thais do worship to Hindu deities in tandem with their Buddhist faith.

At the entrace of the temple.

Quite a nice place to enjoy some noodles and other delicacies.

One shop that we had a ball was one selling fake food like the ones you see in the window of a Japanese restaurants. I did notice these being used in some Chinese restaurants and some shops at the Suvarnabhumi Airport (roast ducks,etc.) as well. It is not just about cooked food but fresh food as well.

My children were so tickled especially my daughther. We ended buying small sushi candles as gifts for their friends.

Fake fruits and veges...very real.

Fake roast ducks.

Fake steamed chickens and veges...

The veges look so real.

Yummy sushi candles.

The market also had fried insects and worms. I tried to get my kids to try but they would not budge. I've tried them before. It's not too bad.

Saw this cute sugar and creamer holder. Not sure why, I took this photo.

They even had a basker that looked like a Red Indian but on closer look, it is one of the tribal clothes from the north of Thailand, I think. His music was not too bad.

There were many shops selling the normal touristy souvenirs and handicraft famous in Thailand so I thought, no need to keep showing them in my blog.

Overall, a nice place to spend a few hours, shopping and eating.

Until the next time, cheers.