Thursday we took the Chao Phraya Express to its final stop in north Bangkok and got off to explore a little town that I cannot recall the name of (if you want to find it while in Bangkok, take the Express boat to stop #30 - you're there). A couple of blocks from the ferry stop we came across a really great day market. Fresh fruit and veggies, meats and seafood spread through little stalls that took up about an acre. Some really unusual foods for sale - toads, eels, bugs - but the absolute best fried chicken ever.
Kicked about there for a bit and the headed back up the river to China town, wandered about looking in at music shops (no lost and found for the boats).
After dinner we had a couple of frosty beverages at our little corner bar and got to chatting with a German fellow who has been travelling the region for 10 years and warned us off of Ayathaya - just another Wat in a town of poor accommodation and poor food. Plan B. We are staying an extra night in Bangkok and leaving in the morning for Siam Reap and Ankor Wat. We will stay there 3 or 4 nights and then boat down to Phnom Pen (?) and then to the Cambodian coast and the town of Kep.
We will keep you posted.
Pictures of the market below.
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