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Puna ready for the day. Off with driver Sathian. Big brother is
outside and Puna can be seen to the left in the car. |
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The credentials of Sathian, the driver for the day. Chef cutting
up squid to fry. |
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Puna with the ready to eat squid. Puna wanted two
sticks. The uncut squid. |
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Martin and boat owner Bit.
The photographer always try to take photos and then flog them at the trip's end. |
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Our boat ready to go.
Buddha temples are omnipresent in Thailand. So here in the floating market. |
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Bridge over the canal.
Stones along the water side. |
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Our boat driver did a good job driving us around.
Nice flowers all around the canals. |
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Another Buddha temple next to the water.
Private house for Thais. |
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An old couple relaxing outside their home next to
the waterway. The flowers are really pretty here. |
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Puna and Martin got new hats.
Martin bought his, but left it behind in Thailand. Puna didn't
buy hers. |
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Another set of flowers with water pipes
next to it. A lot of stuff can be bought alongside the canals. |
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There is a walkway for people along
side the canals. They can also be used for motor bikes.
Damnoensaduauk on the wall. The name for the floating market. |
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Dresses for sale.
Sales ladies are all smiles when they get a business deal. |
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Smiling sales lady tries to lure Martin
to buy some of her stuff. Fruit is everywhere. So is beer at an
exorbitant price. Usually 3 times shop prices. |
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More fruit boats.
Nice man cracking a joke with Martin. |
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Another junk shop that sales all kind
of tourist stuff. Spices are a popular commodity all around
Thailand. Also here. |
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Food stuff.
Scarves for sale. |
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Big Mama sales lady.
Water flowers and coconuts are floating in the water. |
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Lovely, Thai fruit for sale.
More fruit. |
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Not so happy salesman. Martin didn't
buy anything. Ritual masks for sale. |
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Snake man displaying his non-poisons
python snake. Pärsons Swedish stuff for sale. |
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Damnoensaduauk, the name of the market
is displayed here. Nice house. |
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Nicer house with flowers.
Family having dinner with the King's flag outside. |
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Nice flowers.
There are fish in these canals. A fisher man with his net after trying his luck. |
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Oldies relaxing on their veranda.
Damnoensaduauk written in Thai on the entrance. |
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Nice old lady selling stuff to us.
Toothless, happy old lady. |
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Tough sales lady trying to persuade
Martin to part with his dough. Soup for sale from one of the
boats. |
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Engine details. These are the engines
used on these long-tailed boats. The engine gives the name to them. Looks like a long tail.
Shirt sales man at the side. |
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Indian man who has a woolen cap to keep
his ears warm. Old coconut shells. They are used for fire wood. |
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Exhaust details on one of the long tail
boats. Another happy Mama on her sales boat. |
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Sugar factory.
Two happy ladies paddling away using their arms as propellants. |
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Martin's foot on the boat.
Nice iron plate used to cover something up. |
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A barrier of sorts used to stop
something form floating down the canal. Red flag indicating
cautions of some kind. |
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Underpass on the way back.
Nice canal. |
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Green, slimy water next to the canal.
Workers fixing the river bank. |
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The work hard in the water.
Nice walkway along the canal. |
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Another Buddha place.
Coconuts are plentiful in Thailand. |
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Our driver is happy after getting his
tip from Puna. Time to stop to buy some beers. He sells rice too
as can be seen here. |
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Tall building in Thailand.
Skyline of Bangkok. Martin likes it. |
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More distinct skyline of Bangkok.
Time for dinner at a Swiss restaurant close to Martin's old hotel, The Thai House Inn. |
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Martin is enjoying his Schwartzwalder
ham. Puna is getting a new dress from a street vendor. |
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The sales lady was happy, making a
sale. Martin and the waitress at the Swiss restaurant. |
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Off to the Games Bar.
Martin's blue pills sales man is delivering the goods. |
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Angry monkey man from England. He
really got upset. Jallas looking for stuff to buy. |
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Martin give money to handicapped
grown-ups like this mother with her Dow syndrome son.
Puna in her new, red, sexy dress after they came back from the
trip. |
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