jarmasin town is river oriented, houses on stilts lined the waterways crisscross the capital, also known as the city of Thousand Rivers. There are many rivers in the city and river has become part of everyday life of local communities. Including the market, and so there is floating market on the river.
Cruising the canal by motorized boat, especially on the morning or afternoon hours, shows the town from the inside where people bathing, doing laundry, buying fruit, vegetable and fish from woman vendors in a tiny canoes.
The floating market is one of main tourism objects in this town. The market is available from 05:00 – 08:00 in the morning. We go early before the sunrise, catch traditional boat called "klotok" and smaller called "jukung".
At the location we can enjoy tradition of Banjarese people trading vegetables, fruit, drinks, cakes, and many kinds of other daily needs. Buyers can buy these commodities on board of their boats or from small port attached to the back of people house.
Indonesia is definitely a unique place to visit :)
