Last weekend I took a boat trip up the Chao Phraya river which runs through the heart of Bangkok. Somboon, who is a colleague in the office, and his family graciously to invited me to go with them to Koh Kret - an island in the middle of the Chao Phraya. We actually took two boats, the tourist boat from Saphan Takhsin pier to Thonburi and then a long tail boat from Thonburi to Koh Kret. It took about one and a half hours one way.
Koh Kret contains a fairly large community of people who live on the island in traditional river front houses. Additionally, it has various arts, crafts, and traditional food businesses. But Koh Kret is best known for it’s pottery.
One of the more interesting aspects of the trip was the long-tail boat. This type of boat is fast, handy, but somewhat unstable in the water. During the trip the boat operator stopped the boat and asked everyone to squeeze into the middle because we were listing to the left.
Somboon and his wife were very generous and kind to me and we spent a very pleasant afternoon on the Chao Phraya eating, shopping, and hoping we did not capsize.
Check back in the next couple of weeks for the following posts:
Movie and Pizza Night with Tuk, June, Pod, Petch, Gade, Weep, and Pui.
Hua Hin III
Visa Run – Bound for Laos
Here are some pictures from Koh Kret!
Koh Kret contains a fairly large community of people who live on the island in traditional river front houses. Additionally, it has various arts, crafts, and traditional food businesses. But Koh Kret is best known for it’s pottery.
One of the more interesting aspects of the trip was the long-tail boat. This type of boat is fast, handy, but somewhat unstable in the water. During the trip the boat operator stopped the boat and asked everyone to squeeze into the middle because we were listing to the left.
Somboon and his wife were very generous and kind to me and we spent a very pleasant afternoon on the Chao Phraya eating, shopping, and hoping we did not capsize.
Check back in the next couple of weeks for the following posts:
Movie and Pizza Night with Tuk, June, Pod, Petch, Gade, Weep, and Pui.
Hua Hin III
Visa Run – Bound for Laos
Here are some pictures from Koh Kret!
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