Today i took my walk along the Khlong Toey Canal of Bangkok walking along the Khlong Toey canal is like going back in time the Khlong Toey is an apparently rare site in an ever developing city such as Bangkok. It is a community made up of the lowest income earners in Bangkok city that live in worst and poorest conditions.
The Khlong Toey canal runs through the heart of Bangkok city and is used daily by many commuters traveling to and from work it's cheap fast and beats sitting in chaotic traffic jams on the Bangkok roads.
Many of the residents first relocated along the Khlong Toey canal in the early 1950's hoping to get work as Bangkok was growing as a city and a lot of development happening so a lot of cheap labor was needed.
My intentions was to follow the pathway along the canal in order to get to the real slum area of Khlong Toey but some how i believe i headed the wrong direction but still it was interesting what i was seeing the new mixed with the old.
The Khlong Toey canal also known as the Khlong Saen Saep canal runs for 72 km long the canal passes through 21 districts and is connected to more than 100 smaller canals so you can imagine if you are not heading in the right direction you could end up anywhere lost but believe me but , i could do walking along this canal for days on end there is so much culture to be seen along this canal that it's simply overwhelming.
There are many beautiful Temples to be seen along this canal also.
I did set of late for my walk today and it was getting late realizing that i was heading in the wrong direction and wasn't going to have enough time to see or find the Khlong Toey slum area , i headed of the canal path and ended up on the train line which is called Shanty Town of Bangkok , i was on this train line last week but this was the other end of the line over the other side of the road that , i didn't go into last week must come back and check this side of Shanty Town also.
I cut through another alleyway and ended up on the main road somewhere in Bangkok...lol...the streets were quiet but people coming out for there street vendor food which was smelling quite nice.
I will bring you part 3 next week of the real Khlong Toey slum area but now i need to head home we still have a curfew here in Bangkok but not without leaving you with a flower and my street pet cat i made acquaintance with 😸
#beautifulsunday bought to you by @ace108
and
#sublimesunday bought to you by @c0ff33a
and
#marketfriday bought to you by @dswigle
The Khlong Toey canal runs through the heart of Bangkok city and is used daily by many commuters traveling to and from work it's cheap fast and beats sitting in chaotic traffic jams on the Bangkok roads.
Many of the residents first relocated along the Khlong Toey canal in the early 1950's hoping to get work as Bangkok was growing as a city and a lot of development happening so a lot of cheap labor was needed.
My intentions was to follow the pathway along the canal in order to get to the real slum area of Khlong Toey but some how i believe i headed the wrong direction but still it was interesting what i was seeing the new mixed with the old.
The Khlong Toey canal also known as the Khlong Saen Saep canal runs for 72 km long the canal passes through 21 districts and is connected to more than 100 smaller canals so you can imagine if you are not heading in the right direction you could end up anywhere lost but believe me but , i could do walking along this canal for days on end there is so much culture to be seen along this canal that it's simply overwhelming.
There are many beautiful Temples to be seen along this canal also.
I did set of late for my walk today and it was getting late realizing that i was heading in the wrong direction and wasn't going to have enough time to see or find the Khlong Toey slum area , i headed of the canal path and ended up on the train line which is called Shanty Town of Bangkok , i was on this train line last week but this was the other end of the line over the other side of the road that , i didn't go into last week must come back and check this side of Shanty Town also.
I cut through another alleyway and ended up on the main road somewhere in Bangkok...lol...the streets were quiet but people coming out for there street vendor food which was smelling quite nice.
I will bring you part 3 next week of the real Khlong Toey slum area but now i need to head home we still have a curfew here in Bangkok but not without leaving you with a flower and my street pet cat i made acquaintance with 😸
#beautifulsunday bought to you by @ace108
and
#sublimesunday bought to you by @c0ff33a
and
#marketfriday bought to you by @dswigle