The Khlongs of Bangkok
The Thai capital Bangkok was crisscrossed by khlong and so gained the name Venice of the East. The khlongs were used for transportation and for floating markets, but also for sewage.
Today, most of the khlongs of Bangkok have been filled in and converted into streets, although the Thonburi side of Bangkok (covering areas west of Chao Phraya River) still retains several of its larger khlongs.
When I traveled up one of those khlongs as a tourist, I took these pictures.
We stared.
They stared back.
I sadly realized:
East and West passing each other.
Just passing -
never meeting.
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