We decided to start trying to figure out where you can go on the system of khlong boats which travel quickly down a khlong (canal) through central Bangkok. This mode of transportation is primarily used by locals; you have to be ready to hop on and off the boats very quickly so as not to slow down their rapid progress. I had been on these boats one time but have not quite determined where you can go. If we can master these, we can travel quickly from our place to spots that can take as much as an hour by other modes of travel. Blue tarps are pulled up along the sides of the boats as they travel to reduce splashing of the dirty khlong water onto the passengers - great idea! Riders get a view of life for the residents who live along the canal.
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| This pier is less than 1 km from our apartment |
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This ride took us to a very busy shopping area.
Pedestrian and auto traffic was heavy. All we needed was a pair of headphones but that entailed moving through a 5 story electronics shopping center full of booth after booth of vendors. Computer parts, cameras, DVD's, tools and other electronics were presented with no order we could discern. But we did find what we were looking for.
In the near future, we will take the boats in another direction to see just how far we can go and then map out the possibilities for travel.
We ended the day with a quick visit to a restaurant near our house featuring 4 Thai guys who do remarkable covers of the Beatles.
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