canal trip in Bangkok

Back at the Ferry station we booked a trip on a large 'long tail' boat that would take us on a trip through the canals for an hour. We were the only people on the boat. Basically the chaps line up on the side waiting for clients. There are many canals and they used to act as a transport network before the roads were built. Now we only saw a few locals paddling around.

Harold was with us, the canal is lined with wooden and brick houses. It was interesting to see how many people live. The river is fresh water but is still tidal. The Gulf of Thailand is where this river ends, that is 25km away. The land is all very flat with the max elevation of 1.5m.

This lady, represented the advertised, 'small floating market'. She came up to us to sell her goods.

 We did not buy anything. 

We passed these kids playing in the water in an old bath tub.

Ground subsidence is a problem here and it is happening at a rate of 10 to 30 mm per year.