Thai fish market stall Bangkok Thailand. Selling dried fish.
Typical Thai street market in the middle of busy Bangkok. A family business selling several assortments of dried fish. On any single day in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, for example, hordes of visitors will be swarming over the red-brick and carved grey stone of the centuries-old ruins of temples and palaces, pre-dating the founding of Bangkok. If they think shopping, they will see souvenir stalls between the triple chedi spires of Wat Phra Si Sanphet and a chapel housing a large bronze Buddha. Or they will be steered towards the Royal Folk Arts and Crafts Centre, fostering traditional skills. But locals shop at the other end of town, in alleys and narrow streets jammed with stalls and haphazard displays, sheltered under makeshift awnings and sun umbrellas. This is the Central Market, where traders and their customers arrive on foot, by bike, on motorcycle taxis, in cycle rickshaws, garish tuk-tuks and smoky mini-buses. It's a busy, cliche-ridden experience: colorful, vibrant and exotic, with shallow circular baskets displaying fresh fruits and vegetables in patterned shades of greens, yellows and reds. And everywhere cheery, bright laughing faces.
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Location: Si Phraya,Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand
Photo credit: © Simon Bolton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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