The river cruise was not on one of the bigger boats purely because our intimate little tour was only four people large, three tourists and our guide, so instead we all jumped in one of the long power canoes and sped off along the river, taking photos and watching the sun sink lower and lower on the horizon.
I have to give credit to the boat captain as well, as whenever we passed something of special interest he would cut the engine, or ease off the throttle if we didnt seem to be in a hurry to take a photograph, and gently lift the propellor blades out of the water plenty long enough for us to calmly cruise past and take some great photos due to the stillness of the water, before resubmerging the blades once more and powering up again.
Doing a complete loop of the centre of the city was wonderful as we got to see plenty of different sights, including local folk swimming, fishing, washing or just waving to us as we passed, and although the sun was setting which made certain shots less practical it made others far more glorious and I would not have preferred to travel another time and I always feel there is something a little extra magical about sunsets over a river or ocean view.
I was not the only one that was a little camrea happy today, and in fact one of the Czech ladies had a very nice looking powerful camera complete with several detachable lenses and once we returned to the dock and made our way up to the restaurant she told us that in only two days she had taken over 800 photos here in Bangkok.
The meal was a nice little thai meal, not at all spicey although there were dishes of spices for if anyone felt lik being brave, and the only thing that dissapointed me a little was that all the drinks, even soft drinks, were not included in the price and we had to pay for them at the end.
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