Bangkok Canal Ride

Written by Partha Majumdar

On 29-June-2018, I had only one meeting at 4:00 PM. So, I had the whole of the morning free. I had breakfast at Hilton, Sukumvit at 8:30 AM. By 9:00 AM, I was on the streets of Bangkok. I walked to the Skytrain Station next to my hotel – Phrom Phong. I bought a ticket to Siam station for 33 Baht. At Siam Station, I bought another ticket to Saphan Taksin station for 37 Bahts. At Saphan Taksin, I got down from the Skytrain station and walked to the Sathorn Pier. There I booked a Long Tail Boat for 1000 Baht for a 1 hour ride in the Canals of Bangkok.

Bangkok is known as the Venice of the East as there is a huge settlement around the canals around the Chao Phraya River.

I got a boat all to myself for the ride. The price person is lowered as the number of members for the ride is more.

The Boat allocated to me

Nestled in the Long-Tail Boat

A beautiful building on banks of Chao Phraya River

The Boat drove on the Chao Phraya River for about 10 minutes before entering the Canals.

Entering the Canal

Scenes in the Canal

Motor Boats in the Canal. These Boats are used by the residents to reach the nearest point in the City.

Floating Market

You can get an idea of the width of the Canal from this picture

You can get an idea of the width of the Canal from this picture

The Pilot of my Long-Tail Boat

Wild Life in the Canal

Floating Market

Once we were through with the ride through the Canal, I had a choice to get off at Grand Palace or at Sathorn Pier. I chose to get off at Sathorn Pier and go to Inthamara Soi 4, where I lived for 3 years between 1996 and 1999.

• Bangkok
• Canal
• Chao Phraya River
• photography
• South East Asia
• Thailand
• Travel
• Venice of East

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Partha Majumdar

Am basically a programmer. Have proved to myself and quite a few people over the 24+ years that I am capable of programming on most platforms using quite a few tools for most problems. However, to be viable for earning a living, have learnt a few tricks and techniques of management. Whatever management techniques I have learnt, I try and convert to simple logic flows to keep my decision process simple and transparent. While managing, have been successful in programming a few individuals and teams to meet required objectives. Though I am not creative, I have enormous potential to innovate and extend creative ideas generated and shared by others.