Exploring the old ways of old town
It was a Sunday morning and the skies were brushed with a streak of grey.
The rain clouds came and ruined our plans of capturing some striking pictures of waterside communities against a blue backdrop as we cruised along the Phasi Charoen canal to explore the old town of Thon Buri.
Amid a relaxing and peaceful ambience as Thailand’s Covid-19 lockdown measures began to ease allowing people to go out on short-distance trips, we looked out of the window of our boat to enjoy the sight of a slow-paced life. The banks were lined with old houses of Thai and Chinese descendants, whose families mostly relocated during the Ayutthaya period. Read on…