Samut Songkhram, Thailand
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salt-evaporation fields. To the north of the town fertile vegetable-growing areas are traversed by a dense network of canals; Damnoen Saduak, one of the last floating markets in Thailand, is located in this network.

By car: from Bangkok Highway 35 (72 km (45 mi.)). Alternatively a rewarding detour via Nakhom Pathom (see Nakhom Pathom): Highway 4, 10 km (6 mi.) past Nakhon Pathom on Highway 325 (96 km (60 mi.)).

By bus: several times daily from Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal.

By rail: Mae-Klong narrow gauge railway from Bangkok to Thonburi. Alight at Samut Sakhon, cross the Menam Tha Chin by ferry and continue the journey by the connecting train on the other bank.

The journey up the Mae Klong and through the canals by boat is through wonderful countryside which is partly cultivated and partly unspoilt. Some of the houses, which line the bank in places, are in the original Thai style.