Travel Around Thailand By Sasithorn: KWAN-RIAM FLOATING MARKET, ON THE SAEN SAEB CANAL, BANGKOK

INTRODUCTION ABOUT MY BLOG

This blog is about my traveling experience at KWAN-RIAM FLOATING MARKET. It is on SAEN SAEB CANAL on Ramkhamhang Road in BANGKOK. What a wonderful to have the Floating Market in Bangkok! Usually, the Floating Market will have only the provinces in upcountry like Ayutthaya Province (Ayothaya Floating Market), Samutsongkram Provice (Amphava Floating Market), Ratchaburi Province (Damnoen Saduak Floating Market), Nakhon Pathom Province (Don Wai Floating Market) etc. , so It is so interesting to have the Floating Market in Bangkok for the city people who don't need to go away far from the living place.

INFORMATION

Place : Kwan-Riam Floating Market
Address : Kwan-Riam Floating Market, Ramkhamhang Rd., Soi Ramkhamhaeng 187, Minburi Sub-District, Minburi District, Bangkok

Open Days : Saturday, Sunday & Public Holiday
Service Hours : 7.00 AM to 20.00 PM
How To Go : Driving your car via Seri Thai Soi 60 or Ramkhamhaeng Soi 187
We can only get to Kwan-Riam Floating Market by land
Kwan-Riam Floating Market opened since The End of June 2012

Kwan-Riam Floating Market has many scows, antiques, curio, shops, stalls selling food, clothing, souvenirs, variety of food, decorative toys and many interesting things line the banks of the canal that we can take all day at this place happily.

TAXI BOAT

The surrounding of Kwan-Riam Floating Market is so peaceful and fresh that make visitors are delighted.

The Bridge of Kwan-Riam Floating Market

There is the bridge which we can walk in the opposite site between Wat Bamphen Nua, Wat Bangphen Tai and Kwan-Riam Floating Market. People can take time to offer alms to the monks usually start gathering on the banks of the canal at 7.30 am.

ACTIVITY : Once you visit Kwan-Riam Floating Market, you can do many activities, for example, take a taxi boat along SAEN SAEB CANAL with only boat fee a little bit (around TBH 20/person for round trip) and take time for half and hours. You will see the beautiful fresh surrounding along the Saen Saeb Canal. Moreover, you can shopping for Fashion goods, Flowers, Traditional Delicious Foods, Traditional Molding, Handicraft ect.
Timing & Program

7.30 am : Giving of Alms to Monks

8.30 am : Guided Boat Tour starts

1.00 pm : Thai Boxing

5.30 pm : Last Guided Boat Tour

I love this moment of the old woman who is modeling.

LANDMARK OF KWAN-RIAM FLOATING MARKET

Thai people well-know about Kwan-Riam Drama on TV. The Lover who obstructed and bar from the woman's parents and bring to the death of this Lover This tragedy of this lover has been impressible to Thai people on Drama and unforgettable. Kwan (the name of a man) and Riam (the name of a woman) is the old story of lover who use SAEN SAEB CANAL, the place which for saying "love" to each other and they love riding a buffalo around a meadow and it was the place for death after baring from Riam's Parents.

There are second floors for shopping and traditional boats along Saen Saeb Canal selling the food and goods. The Taxi Boat are waiting for the passenger and visitors.

Current time there are many tourists visiting Kwan-Riam Floating Market, however, this floating market still looks peaceful scene and clean with the well-organised.