Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. In
the past, daily commerce in Thailand
was conducted mostly along rivers
and canals (or khlongs in Thai).
Bangkok’s water network was busy
and served as the principal means of
communication causing Bangkok to be called as the "Venice of the East" by early
European visitors. Damnoen saduak Floating Market in Ratchaburi is one of the most
popular floating markets in Thailand. Every day many Thai and foreign tourists
travel here to shop, eat, and absorb the atmosphere of Thailand water markets that
have been like this for over a 100 years