Back to the River, Ampawa

It's the time of the year where everyone needs a break, a break from those hectic work load, crazy traffic, almost unbearable heat in Bangkok.  Heading to our favourite Ampawa during weekends is always an easy yet refreshing choice.  An hour from Bangkok, we headed to Don Hoy Lot for lunch.  The little sign off the motorway was clear but the turn was shortly after the 'Don Hoy Lot' sign, so we were very careful keeping an eye on it because we were so hungry and did not want to miss our lunch.

 did not expect such a big portion of oysters when we were trying to have a 'light' meal :)

Well, our destination was Amphawa, of course!  Our stomach were happy and therefore our concentration had gone downhill, following the sign to chonburi, we passed the entrance to floating market.  It took us another 45 minutes to reach Amphawa.  There were a lot more shops around this time, lots of boat selling food as well.  It was a beautiful scene as always. 

The huge crowds made it hard to walk around and but we did enjoy the market.  Although there were a lot of food and desserts, I'd never have chance to try most of them because I was too busy checking every single details and taking pictures. The usual charm of the market remains, a lot of cute little stores with uniquely designed handicrafts, t shirts and sourvenirs. 

Besides enjoying all the food and shopping, Amphawa is famous of fireflies.  We did not take the fireflies watching ride since most of us have already done so.  It's a place where we should spend a day or two, experiencing the homestay by the river, waking up early in the morning for monk ceremony and sit in a cafe or pub for a drink during the day for people watching.