Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, Bangkok, Thailand
There are at least a dozen floating markets in and around Bangkok. Yet every tourist wants to hit the same one: Damnoen Saduak.
曼谷周邊至少有一打類似的水上市場,但是所有游客都只想去這一個:Damnoen Saduak。
It used to be a legitimate place for locals to enjoy some boat noodles or shop for produce and knickknacks. Today, thanks to every tour company in the world pushing it on tourists, it's about as authentic as that pack of Viagra for sale in a back soi on Sukhumvit Road.
這里最初只是當?shù)厝撕戏ǖ爻酝朊婊蛘哔I點小飾品的地方,但現(xiàn)在,在各家旅行社的大肆鼓吹之下,這里幾乎變成了像素坤逸路(泰國主要公路)背街出售的偉哥一樣的東西。
And be ready to duck. Things can get dangerous when boat drivers raise their long boat propellers out of the water to navigate through canal traffic jams.
還得做好落水的準備。當船夫們舉起長長的船槳試圖通過交通擁堵的運河時,危險隨時可能降臨。