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Golden Stupa at Wat Phra Kao

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The rental bikes at ABC - Amazing Bangkok Cyclist. Upright Chinese city bikes at right.

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Our very informative tour guide.

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A stop at a nursury school.

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The tour took us to the heart of the city through all sorts of nooks and crannies.

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The bridge.

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Doesn't inspire a lot of confidence.

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Bangkok bridge

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We biked through the market making some purchases along the way.

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A surprise boat trip across the Chao Phraya River.

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On the other side of the river.

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This elevated concrete path goes for some distance through wetlands. It seemed like several kilometers.

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It looked pretty narrow to me on a bicycle and nasty to fall off of.

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A welcome pause.

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On offer was home grown tobacco and moonshine. We passed on both but maybe some of that hooch to bring home might have been ok.

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A quiet road on this side of the river.

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Heading back.

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A very able engine steered with a tiller. The whole engine pivots.

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We didn't stick toall the pretty routes.

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In full sweat. Most days were 32ºC and humid. Those are tricky corners.

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Under the bridge

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On the streets of Bangkok.

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Our Bangkok diggs, the Baan Dinso Hostel, a beautiful place to stay.