On a day trip from Bangkok, we visited the Mae Klong salt flat, one of the many places where salt is extracted from seawater. The sun evaporates the water, leaving the salt. The salt is then sold and can be used in all kinds of products. At the salt plain, they sell lotions and creams made with the salt, as well as kitchen salt or scented salt for the home, among other things.
The salt flat creates beautiful reflections on a calm day and is a nice quiet place to walk around. Your eye is drawn to the cottages and baskets full of salt.
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