Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning


September 1, 2013: Enjoying the Chao Phraya sights

When I visit Bangkok, I like to hop on the river taxi and ride, watch and take photographs. Here is the ferry pier

sep 01 2765 chao phraya

Leaving

sep 01 2771 taxi boats

Green stuff floating on the river surface and a hidden temple in the background

sep 01 2779 hidden temple

Fishing

sep 01 2789 fishing

Temples

sep 01 2804 temple

Hop off and look for something yummy

sep 01 2806 street food

Durian - don't like

sep 01 2807 durian

Street food under a tent

sep 01 2808 street food court

Street food chef

sep 01 2809 charcoal fires

Temple

sep 01 2812 temple

Monks crossing the street

sep 01 2813 monk street crossing

Manicured trees

sep 01 2816 temple stupa

Folks like me - walking, watching and taking photos

sep 01 2819 palace wall

Temple complex

sep 01 2820 palace temples

Another view

sep 01 2821 temple

Then back to the river taxi via the street food cluster

sep 01 2823 fresh fruit

Colorful street food

sep 01 2825 sweets

Bananas

sep 01 2827 frying bananas

More colorful food with green handle serving spoons

sep 01 2830 green handles

Another temple

sep 01 2835 chao phraya temple

From afar

sep 01 2837 chao phraya temple

Climbing territory

sep 01 2841 climbing stupa

To return on the down river leg

sep 01 2845 river traffic

Decorations

sep 01 2853 taxi decorations

Arriving at a place to climb

sep 01 2868 river boats

Temple guards

sep 01 2873 temple

My target

sep 01 2877 climbing stupa

A lovely garden

sep 01 2883 temple garden

A lovely lady with long fingernails

sep 01 2885 temple lady

Posing

sep 01 2888 temple lady

Fresh fruit. The mangos in Thailand are super sweet

sep 01 2893 fruit lady

Guarding the climbing place

sep 01 2896 buddha

UP the temple

sep 01 2897 standing buddha

A different view

sep 01 2898 stupa

Interesting stone structures

sep 01 2899 rock carving

A view from the top

sep 01 2901 temples

A view of roofs

sep 01 2904 temple decorations

From the top

sep 01 2909 roofs

Another view from the top

sep 01 2912 roofs

A view of the river and downtown Bangkok

sep 01 2914 temples river

Skyline of temples

sep 01 2917 temple tops

Temple complex

sep 01 2921 temple complex

The stairs of my climbing place

sep 01 2927 climbinb stupa

Our lovely ladies

sep 01 2929 temple girls

Dancing

sep 01 2932 temple girls

Back to the taxi

sep 01 2937 river taxi

And down the river

sep 01 2945 temple taxi

Skyline

sep 01 2964 river hotels

Looking at something

sep 01 2965 lunch

Lunch

sep 01 2968 lunch

Some sort of banana pastry

sep 01 2974 banana pancake

More banana pancakes

sep 01  2970 banana pancake

Turning over

sep 01 2975 making banana pancake

Waiting

sep 01 2980 waiting

Catfish frenzy (feeding time)

sep 01 2987 feeding fish frenzy

River

sep 01 3005 barge tug

Monk with mobile phone

sep 01 3036 monk phone

Hotel area

sep 01 3044 river hotels

River traffic

sep 01 3050 barge tug

Reflections

sep 01 3054 river hotel

Riverfront hotels

sep 01 3056 chao phraya

The Peninsula and a new condo

sep 01 3060 peninsula

River buildings near the river taxi pier

sep 01 3061 river buildings

BTS crossing the bridge

sep 01 3069 BTS bridge

Another view

sep 01 3072 BTS

River traffic

sep 01 3075 bangkok flyer

Dinner

sep 01 3083 street satay

Quiet walk back to the hotel

sep 01 3087 walk behind hotel

View from my room

sep 01 3090 cable stay bridges

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C. Frank Starmer

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