Nothamburi

While in Bangkok we took a day trip to the town of Nothamburi hoping to get a break from the hustle of the big city and to see how real Thai's live. Nothamburi is to the north of Bangkok and is reachable by water taxi. We hopped on the taxi viewing the sites along the river that runs through Bangkok. Along our journey we saw everything from run down huts with tin roofs and what looks to be rotting wood to upscale stucco-like buildings to ornate temples.

Nothamburi was not much different than many of the neighborhoods we visited in Bangkok. Tuk-tuks were everywhere...but they were not pestering us. Streets were filled with vendors selling all manner of items,, making it challenging to walk down the streets. Dogs & cats were everywhere and all seem to admire Keith (as usual).

The greatest part of our journey to Nothamburi was the food market where all manner of edible, dare I say..delicacies, were on sale. IT was crowded, noisy with piles of raw meat everywhere. Squid, chicken (with the heads on), frogs (that looked like there were alive still), beatles (or maybe cockroaches?) AND live snakes. I absolutely can not stand snakes. Keith was kind enough to tell me there were eels and only after we left did he agree that they were probab;y snakes. There were mounds of curry (red, yellow & green) and baskets of chili peppers.

-H