Boris Hamilton

Day 4 - Friday March 13, 2026

Although we were happy in our hotel in Saphan Kwai, by the time we had our new departure date, we could only extend our stay there by a couple of nights. So needing to find a new place, we booked a room in a hotel even further north, near Ratchayothin BTS. Back when I lived here, the BTS only went to Chatuchak, three stops south. By going north we got more for our money and were also more immersed in "Thai" Bangkok. This day was hence a moving day where we would have to wait until early afternoon to check-into the new place.

(doing the multiple captions thing again)

Thus I decided we could just kill the morning hours by walking around my old neighbourhood. We ventured around the tiny sois between Bang Sue and Pradiphat road, hitting the odd dead-end and having to turn back. It's a poorer area and one that developers surely have their eyes on. Some of the empty land has already seen the rise of modern offices.

NB: this is one of my favorite shots of the trip. As I've been posting a stupid amount of photos, I'll tie it all up at the end with a selection of the ones I am most happy with.

After lunch and a smooth check-in, we got the MRT (other subway) and headed across the Chao Phraya river before getting off at Bang Yi Khan (this is the view from the mrt station). From there we walked through Bang Yi Khan neighbourhood until eventually reaching Rama XIII bridge (which you can see here in the distance).

It gets very lively under the bridge after sunset, but we were a bit early. There was some street food available, some skaters doing their thing and a dance class taking place. Some children were fishing and others swimming in the river.

NB: the following shots were taken with my half-frame camera and some Kodak 400 film. Unfortunately most of the photos from Thailand taken on this roll didn't come out because of a combination of bad luck and my carelessness. This is why there are heavy light leaks.

From Rama XIII we took one of the last river taxis of the day down to Rajinee, just as the sun was setting behind Wat Arun.

We then walked through Pak Khlong Talat, the 24hr flower market, which left Aurelija completely bewil