The Chiang Mai Muang Mai farmers market

KTMphil

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One of the easiest places to get authentic, non-tourist photo's in Chiang Mai - The night time farmers market, on the Ping river, just north of the U.S Consulate.


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Get there after 7.30pm (1930) and you'll see a great collection of farmers bringing their crops down from the fields.


Multi-coloured chili's


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Wouldn't want to be catching those durian


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Pineapples

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This lady didn't look too excited about selling her flowers

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Bunches of vegetables for 10-15 bht

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Snacks for the stall workers

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A truck full of fresh pork

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More pineapples

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Watermelons

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You will find that most of the better restaurants in Chiang Mai get the produce from here as its fresh and the cheapest prices


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This old lady was having a snooze

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Check out the old fire engine and the southern end of the market too (at the fire station)


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Nice pics phil, for a minute there i thought you were going to say you found a lost fire engine ;)

A fascinating place that i need to visit too.

Ally
 
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