From rahmkahmhaeng to soi 1 by river taxi

[sunsetter]

just for a change on sunday, me and the chick took a ride into town using the river taxi near where we stay on rhamkhamhaeng. from around soi 22 rhamkhamhaeng, to sukumvit soi 1, 15 mins, 16 baht.

ok didnt get the start of the trip and the taxi stop,because we had to run to cacth one that just pulled up, so here goes



this ones going the other way, the blue sheets are to keep the stinking khlong water off you

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couple of nice gaffs along the way





think this is something to do with the new airport link




going under the petchburi road

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one of those giant dam type bridge things





sluice gate, that the one

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approaching one of the taxi stops





big mosque i think it was

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was a bit crowded, standing room only, then it started to rain



didnt seem to bother this little lot, how dirty that water is? stinking it was and they were swimming in it?!?!?!?! there immune sysytems must be tough as fcuk

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some of you must know where this is



well the khlong i was on runs behind this, parallel to sukumvit rd

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the ticket lady wasnt very happy when it really started to hammer it down


heres our stop, nana nua, which is on soi 3

few soi dogs sheltering from the rain, i liked the orange brindle one, real nice little dog




well we couldve waited there all day but hey its only rain, we needed to get to wave place so its a short walk along the khlong path then down behind the bumrungrun hospital type thing

someone had the sense to bring a brolly

[somtamslap]

didnt seem to bother this little lot, how dirty that water is? stinking it was and they were swimming in it?!?!?!?! there immune sysytems must be tough as fcuk

Those nippers look like they're barely in double figures..oh how it must be to be a neglectful parent..

Do it round here too..jump of bridges into shallow water than looks like a mass ovaltine spillage..

Nice pics mate..makes a change from the thieving tuk tuk lot..

[Bobcock]

What you referred to as a mosque is Wat Parsee, at the end of ekkamai, Buddhist temple but not Thai style, it's in the style of the original Buddhist temple at Bodghaya in India

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lil canal down the side of someones house


the tilac german resturant



some ladies off to work, very posh hotel at the end of the soi, forget its name





here we come to the end of the soi and it brings us out at....

this junction

[sunsetter]

What you referred to as a mosque is Wat Parsee, at the end of ekkamai, Buddhist temple but not Thai style, it's in the style of the original Buddhist temple at Bodghaya in India

cheers mate, i thought it looked like a mosque type thing, thanks

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under the flyover and across the train tracks and we are there, wave place where this dude was guarding the place

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looking up to where the brit embassy is/used to be? has it moved?

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so, a the sun came back out we decided to travel back along the khlong to home

the bib by the railway was empty, but there mate was standing by, seem to have his arm stuck in the window though



lassie was lucky the train wasnt on time



serious looking street lady, peeling something



wonder what made it holy? and who stop the dogs drinking it?



a tidy one of theses

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ok back to the pathway along the khlong

there was this guy fishing with no bait, just a float and a net tied to the end of his line, was doing alright aswell, wouldnt fancy eating the fish though...



im trying that next time i go fishing over here

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some masks outside someones house, wonder what theyre for?

[bkkrunner]

What you referred to as a mosque is Wat Parsee, at the end of ekkamai, Buddhist temple but not Thai style, it's in the style of the original Buddhist temple at Bodghaya in India

Mais Chais.

Wat Prasee mais chais wat parsee.

Meng Bo?

[Bobcock]

looking up to where the brit embassy is/used to be? has it moved?

Nope, Brown just sold of the land in front of the embassy so it doesn't occupy the corner slot any more.

[forreachingme]

If you go ahead with the boat trip, change boat at Pratunam, it will take you to near Khao San Road...

Made that stretch lots of times, parking near Khao San and going to town by boat, fastest option to Soi 3 or Ekamai from Khao san, and vice versa...

If you like cheap scenic boating through Bangkok, you can take the bigger bus boats from Saphan Taksin to Nonthaburi.

[smeden]

nice pics think i sent a green for them

[Bobcock]

Wat Prasee mais chais wat parsee.

Wrong, Wat Parsee, or if you want to argue (alone) about transliteration, Wat Pasee, Wat Phasee, but in no way is it Wat PRasee. No 'ror rua' before the vowel, check the Thai spelling.

Tax Temple is the translation by the way

[sunsetter]

cheers for the input, yeah the boats are much nicer than messing about wit taxis, and i dont mind a mototaxi but they are dangerous

few more pics to come

[good2bhappy]

can you catch it from Minburi?

[sunsetter]

if theres a fair sized khlong mate then yeah id say so,im not sure as i only found out about this route a few weeks back, have a look at google earth to see where the khlong runs to, pretty sure theyll be a service

[natalie8]

Great thread and pics, Sunsetter. I've done that ride a few times, always trying to protect myself from the klong water.