Bangkok has been described as the 'Venic of the East' because it's riddled with canals or 'khlongs'. Here, you can see a khlong boat working it's way through the city. It's quite an experience. These boats are essentially buses on the water, but, with Bangkok traffic, they can be the fastest (and cheapest) way to get around. They cruise down the khlongs with no real concern for anything like wake effects or erosion. They only slow down to stop at stops, when they pass each other going in opposite directions, or, to lower the roof for a low bridge. If the water is high or a bridge is too low, everybody inside ducks, and the roof is collapsed forward a bit to clear the bridge.

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