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Thailand, Klongkone Mangrove Conservation Centre

Posted on June 16, 2013 | Leave a comment

After the plane, a mini bus and trainspotting break,

here I am in a Thai boat through the mangroves along a channel where the river flows into the sea! Yep, sounds amazing!

Welcome to Klongkone Mangrove Conservation Centre! Some residents quite intrusive spy us : omnivores macaques with sharp canines. These greedy monkeys are eager for our guide’s bananas, coming very close. Too much for my taste! I do not like them! In addition, they swim great and that move in groups! Lololol (pictures 2 and 3).

On the opposite bank, we pass fishermen masked for protection from the sun (pictures 1 and 4), making fishing for mussels (mussel farming). The look is really impressive. Once arrived at sea, we are heading to a fishermen’s shelter for lunch, standing off in the middle of nowhere (picture 5).

Acrobatic arrival (picture 6), but the setting is awsome! Soothing, I dream of a hammock (picture 7). And I recommend to all those who do not like seafood, to bring a snack. Because that menu is seafood and seafood and shrimps, clams, crabs …

I make some snapshots of the incredible tattoos of the driver of our boat (pictures 8 and 9). Time flies, it’s already time to go back: sea, river, mangrove and minibus till the next stop, a Thai massage at the Baan Amphawa Resort & Spa. The hotel where we will spend the night.

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Thailand, Amphawa: Romhub, the unusual market of Mae Klong

Posted on June 3, 2013 | Leave a comment

Here I am on the road

to the town of Amphawa, just off the plane and the traffic near Suvarnabhumi, the Bangkok airport. 

On the way, we stop at the Romhub market in the small town of Mae Klong. At first I didn’t understand why (I was not really awake): I heard something about a train crosses the market.

Okay. The heat is overwhelming, I feel like liquefy me. I surf between umbrellas and under the covered part of the market.  Further, I can see the rails of the train, between fruits and vegetables, fish and meats, and a thousand things… 

When of a sudden, the rythm of this part of the market changes. The traders are busy, moving their goods and rolling them covering each side of the rails (picture below). Customers have vanished. And the few tourists are excited. Everyone is waiting. When the famous train casually arrives. So slow!

But the picture is rather unusual and hypnotic. At the last minute, I jumped on one of the side, like everyone. The train barely passed us, the activity has picked up again. In less than 5 minutes, the market has taken its original look! Those who slept resumed their nap. Those who bought continue their shopping. And the heat is more and more overwhelming.

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Thaïlande, Amphawa: Romhub, l’insolite marché de Mae Klong

Posted on June 3, 2013 | Leave a comment

A peine sortie de l’avion,

puis des embouteillages près de Suvarnabhumi, l’aéroport de Bangkok : me voici en route vers la ville d’Amphawa.

Sur le trajet, nous nous arrêtons au marché de Romhub, dans la petite ville de Mae Klong. Au début je ne comprends pas bien pourquoi (pas trop réveillée) : on me parle d’un anecdotique train.

Ok… Il fait une chaleur écrasante, comme l’impression de me liquéfier. Je zigzague entre les parasols, puis sous la partie couverte du marché. Et plus loin, discerne des rails parmi les fruits et les légumes, les poissons et les viandes et une et mille choses…

Quand d’un coup les commerçants s’activent. Déplacent leurs marchandises, roulent leur bâche en se plaquant contre, de chaque côté des rails (photo ci-dessous). Les clients, eux, se sont volatilisés. Et quelques touristes sont aux aguets, excités. Tout le monde attend. Lorsque arrive nonchalamment le fameux train. Du 2 à l’heure!

Mais l’image est insolite et plutôt hypnotique. Moins une, je dois moi aussi me plaquer contre une bâche. Le train nous a à peine dépassé que l’activité reprend de plus belle. En moins de 5 minutes, le marché a revêtu son look initial! Ceux qui dormaient, ont repris leur sieste. Ceux qui achetaient, continuent leur courses. Et la chaleur est de plus en plus écrasante.

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