The Chao Phraya is like the Seine or the Thames in that it bisects Bangkok. Much of the city's commerce takes place on the water. As we went along the canals en route to our cooking class we passed people batheing in the klong, washing their clothes and fishing for catfish. Floating kitchens on sampans serve rice and noodles to customers in other boats. Each house has its own spirit house perfumed with incense and decked out with flowers and other offerings.
The Temple of the Dawn- Wat Arun- is 260 feet high tower on the river. Its exterior is covered with chards of chinese porcelain of every color embedded in the concrete. It shimmers as the sun hits it.
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