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Klongs (Canals of Bangkok)
Often people who live near klongs do their shopping at floating markets. A lot of fruits and vegetables are sold from the long, narrow boats. From the grocery boat you can buy all the ingredients you need for cooking. You can hire the boats at various points along the river such as Tha Phra Chan next to Thammasat University, Tha Tien near Wat Pho or Oriental Pier near The Oriental Hotel.
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When you visit Bangkok, you can enjoy a most pleasurable trip by long-tailed boat or rice barge along the klongs (canals) of the Chao Phaya river. Enjoy a unique experience and see how the way of life of the people in Bangkok evolved along klong as a means of transportation as a source of water for daily living.
