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August 11, 2009

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Food on the Tracks: The Railway Track Market of Samut Songkhram
Every day in the Thai province of Samut Songkhram, about 70 km southwest of Bangkok, a unique market is held whose vendors need feet as quick as their minds. Why? Because much of the market is located directly on a set of operational railway tracks. Eight times daily, a train runs through without care for stopping, sending vendors and visitors to action stations before business as usual resumes.

Posted by Vanderleun at August 11, 2009 11:18 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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