Pak Klong Tarad

Pak Klong Talad is a very large and busy wholesale market for fresh flowers and vegetables. Many flower vendors throughout the city buy their stock here at night and sell it the following morning. It's best to go between 02:OOam and 04:OOam when boats on the Chao Phraya River and trucks from nearby provinces arrive with large quantities of flowers, vegetables, spices, and fruits. These all are piled high inside the market and along nearby streets, making the market very photogenic, though the smell given off by some off the produce can be quite overpowering. The market takes place where Klong Lord meets the Chao Phraya river, next to the Memorial Bridge on the northeastern edge of Chinatown. To get here, either walk south on Maharat Road from Wat Pho, take a river taxi to Tha Saphan Phut or ask a taxi to go to bpahk klong dta-laht (Pak Klong Market) or sa-pahn put (Memorial Bridge). The wholesale market is mainly near the river, the cheap normal market in small streets nearby. The market finishes by about 10:00am. Also nearby is the Memorial Bridge Night Market, a large all-purpose market night market with very cheap prices if you bargain.

How to get there : The most enjoyable route is to take the BTS Skytrain to Taksin Station. From here take a Chao Phraya River Express boat to Memorial Bridge Pier.From here take a walk to the left about 300 metres
Ordinary buses 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 21, 37, 42 and 82 all pass nearby.

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