Pak Khlong Market ( Flower )
Pak Khlong market
This 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 on the following morning.
It's best to go between 2.00am and 4.00am 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 Khlong Lawt 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 Khlong 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 is over by about 10.00am. Very close to here is the Memorial Bridge night market , a large all-purpose market night market with very cheap prices if you bargain.
