Last night we took the Bangkok version of a water taxi, but it operated more like a high speed subway. We walked through a Wat (temple - there are 3200 in Bangkok) and onto a very shaky pier via a construction site. Pretty much everything in Bangkok is via a construction site. When the boat arrived the passengers were all ready to step off and we wobbled our way on. Any delay caused the conductor to shout his only English words: move move move move. He could get 25 people on the boat in less than 30 seconds. It was very much like a train whose doors malfunction to allow only seconds to get on and off only without the benefit of the recorded voice saying "the doors are closing".
But the ride was gorgeous. The dinner boats are framed with lights and watching them sail past is magical.
But the ride was gorgeous. The dinner boats are framed with lights and watching them sail past is magical.
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