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3 December 2012
Sony NEX-C3

There are many modes of transportation in Bangkok. BTS, taxi, tuk tuk and then there is the boat. There is a tourist boat by the Chao Phraya River which takes you to many major places of attraction in Bangkok which includes, The Grand Palace (which was where I went), Wat Pho etc etc…

And here comes our first scamming incident.

The 1st pier was the Sathorn Pier which was quite a distance from my hotel. Feeling really lazy, my family decided to take a taxi to the pier. The taxi driver, who spoke limited english drove us to Shangri-La Hotel instead and took us to the private pier, which the rent for the private ferry costs a bomb. The taxi driver then quickly scrambled. Gosh, we definitely got scammed. We then tried to find our way to Sathorn Pier, which was a 15 minutes walk away from the private pier.

What an interesting experience, not.

1. Sathorn Pier

The service runs daily from 9.30am to 4pm and the boat leaves Sathorn Pier every 30 minutes. It only costs 150 Baht for a whole day unlimited ride. So much cheaper than the private ferry lol!

There’s a tour guide on every boat explaining to you the major attractions along the river banks. The first tour guide we met had a really strong accent so no one was actually listening to her. The second tour guide we met on our way back to Sathorn Pier was really good and he was really informative.