Showing posts with label Floating Market. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Floating Market. Show all posts

Aug 21, 2013

A Floating Market

A floating market is a market where goods are sold from boats. Originating in times and places where water transport played an important role in daily life, most floating markets operating today mainly serve as tourist attractions, and are chiefly found in Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is a notable floating market in Ratchaburi, Thailand, and a major tourist destination. This floating market at is the old traditional way of selling vegetables, fruits,etc. from a small boat. Produce sold includes Malacca grape, Chinese grapefruit, mangoes, bananas, and coconut. This is also the costliest market.There are some floating markets in Bangladesh also and some floating markets are seen in the rainy season. Kawkhali in Pirojpur,some places in Rangamati holds floating market.People comes to sell and buy goods by boat. It’s a different experience to have a visit in the floating market.