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would begin our first full day in Bangkok by touring the open air
flower and food market located not far from the Grand Palace, our
second stop. I was disappointed in the flower market in Hong Kong
as it was relatively small so I was hoping that I'd enjoy Bangkok's
more. I did. It was much larger with many varieties of flowers and
various hand-crafted items made from them. It was a fantastic market
and worth a visit if you're ever in Bangkok. Intermingled with the
flowers were also many street-side food vendors which also offer excellent
photo opportunities. I took many pictures and a few are on this page
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View
of the flower market street |
Thousands
of flowers were everywhere |
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Orchid
blooms ...
without a doubt, our favorites |
Locals
making their selections |
Large
bunches could be bought
very cheaply |
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Almost
every type and
variety was available |
Anne
enjoying the flowers |
Temple
decorations made from
the flowers |
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of the vendors offered various shaped objects and figures they had
made from the fresh flowers. Later, when we visited the temples in
the Grand Palace, we found many of them left as offerings at the various
shrines. |
Flowers
formed into turtle shapes |
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Sansanee,
our tour escort, teaching the group
how to fold lotus flowers |
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Folded
lotus flowers |
Small
trinkets |
Anne
with the folded
lotus flower she made |
An
object we saw in many temples made from flowers
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Alicia
at the flower market |
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Having
enjoyed the flowers let's move onto the some shots of the food vendors.
Are you hungry? Don't be. The one thing you won't do in Thailand is
buy food from these street-side vendors ... |
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