A canal ride around Bangkok

Our first official activity as a tour group was a longboat ride through the canals of Bangkok. There is a lot of water around and under the city, like Venice. Supposedly Bangkok is sinking at an alarming rate.

Our boat

It looks like this

We went past temples

And buildings that have seen better days

And temples

And a place where one can feed fish

And nicer houses

And doggies

Through intersections

And past temples

And markets

And weird art installations

And temples

Around different canals

Where people sold things

And past temples

We got off at Tha Tien pier where we went to see the reclining Buddha, but not before we bothered a street vendor making pomegranate juice.

The juice was so cool and refreshing!