woman selling drinks in the Martapura market

woman selling drinks in the Martapura market

Modern South Kalimantan town near the mouth of the Barito River, with plenty canals to explore, and a floating market.

restaurant boat at the floating market

restaurant boat at the floating market

Banjarmasin isn’t the most attractive of towns: it is spread out, with fairly broad avenues criss-crossing the city, ending up in a somewhat run-down centre. Yet, it has some special attractions not easily available in other Indonesian towns, like a network of canals that connect the various arms of the Barito River and a number of floating markets, on that same river. In addition, nearby is Martapura, a miners’ town with a reputedly large market – although when we visited, there wasn’t much going on.

No need to repeat myself, a description and photos are in the original blog entry from our 2013 Indonesian journey.

sellers at the floating market

sellers at the floating market

and another seller, and bright canoe

and another seller, and bright canoe

girl washing near the market

girl washing near the market

laundry and dishes along a Banjamarsin canal

laundry and dishes along a Banjarmasin canal

food stall in the Martapura market

food stall in the Martapura market

bamboo is big business, too, in Banjamarsin

bamboo is big business, too, in Banjarmasin

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