Wolfgang's photos with the keyword: Chao Phraya river

The white thing at the foreground wasn't a washing machine but a loudspeaker which was full in its action overdriven with droning Thai music.

An amazing firework over the Chao Phraya river was performed for more than twenty minutes

Behind the ubosot is a large white-washed chedi built by King Rama IV (Mongkut) in the mid-nineteenth century. The outer wall of the stairway leading up to the base of the chedi has a bas relief Chinese dragon emblazoned on it. All of the buildings sit in a large compound still filled with trees, unlike most temples in the city. Behind the northern wiharn is a sort of folly. A man-made mountain with a waterfall and 'cave' which you can walk through to reach the wiharn.

For the fiftieth anniversary of King Rama IX's accession to the throne, a new park was built on the west bank of the Chaophraya River north of Bangkok, in Nonthaburi. The park is next to the 150-year old temple of Wat Chalerm Phrakiat.

Although relatively new, the park already has good shady places to rest and watch the scenery. Several beautiful buildings dot the park. The administration offices and service staff are both housed in very traditional Thai styled houses raised on poles. Near the center of the park, a sort of gazebo with a towering gilded spire sits in a lake, while on the river bank are a set of small pavilions more traditional in style.

On the banks of the Chaophraya River north of Bangkok, King Rama III built a large and impressive temple to commemorate his mother, who once lived in the area. The temple was built within an old fortification built by King Narai of Ayuthaya in the seventeenth century. The outer wall, in particular the side facing the river, still resembles a fortress. The temple consists of a large ubosot (ordination hall), flanked by two smaller wiharns (prayer halls). All three buildings feature roofs with gables richly decorated using colored porcelain, giving them a Chinese flavor that was popular at the time. The doors and window shutters are decorated with rather simple but elegant designs on black lacquer. Inside the ubosot there are pictures of the current royal family on their many visits to the temple.

At the other side of the Chao Phraya river the loved daughter of the King of Thailand keeps an apartment in this building

A view through the green branches of a park tree. On weekends and holidays the park is crowded by Bangkokian commoners spending a picnic break in the park.

This is happen too in Bangkok, that you see such an idyllic scene beside the heavy busy life in downtown.

Nice name for a long tail boat on the Chao Phraya river. Seen on a Khlong beside the river of kings.

Just the opposite of Tha Chang near the Wat Phra Kaew is the entrance into the Klong Bangkok Noi, which connects to the other river side of the Chao Phraya River.

The express boat service on the Chao Phraya river is much liked by the commuters, there isn't any traffic jam on the river.

This mega bridge was completed in October 2006. The idea for the industrial ring road system was originally put forward by His Majesty the present King Rama Nine, in order to relieve the traffic congestion for the areas of Bangkok Port, Poochao Saming Phrai Road and Suksawat Road which are the main industrial areas.

one of the eight bridges which connect Bangkok with Tonburi on the other side of the river