✅ SIRIRAJ Thonburi | UNEXPLORED BANGKOK | Across The Chao Phraya River | Railways | Markets |
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ค. 2022
- Siriraj Hospital area in Thonburi is an area that's changing. Bangkok changes all the time with redevlopment. I take a walk through the local streets, along the railway tracks through the local communities to see an area that is changing. The railway history, the old terminus at Thonburi, Bangkok Noi canal, markets, the old wooden houses and I also conquer my fear of heights (almost) Plus a quick chat about weed.
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@@Seafarer1947 Thank you kindly.
It’s great to see something other than the well trodden tourist tracks that are so frequently covered. 👍🏻
Thanks Keith, I try and wander off the radar for these kinds of videos...
What few I attempt to watch of the tourist slums within moments I am so bored I want to sleep. The same old crap over and over and over again. Besides you could not pay me enough to go to these places. BORING!
@@destinationsunknowntheroadsles glad you got that off your chest 😂
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Nice one, Pat. The SRT has five working steam locomotives. Number 850 was manufactured in Japan by Nippon Sharyo in 1950. The wheel arrangement is 4-6-2 which makes it known as a Pacific. It is partnered by number 824, made in 1949, for the special excursions on royal anniversaries, also on an SRT anniversary.
Many a time I took our boys to wander around Thonburi Steam Shed, the epicentre of preserved steam in Thailand. It used to have open days, once we were lucky to see the 2-8-2 No. 953 in action. The other two are a pair of 2-6-0 moguls 713 and 715. Fun fact, 824 and 850 are coupled back-to-back as there are no longer any turntables.
Wow, thanks a lot Ian, a genuine expert. Hope you're well mate.
Great history of Bangkok’s lesser known railways….Thanks & what a find too, tethered cats!
The Bangkok landscape is forever changing much faster than back home
Thank you Pat for taking the time for making a videos. Your videos has helped me to explore more of Bangkok. I'm enjoying it so far 👍
Cheers Ali! Hape exploring.
That Depeche Mode note at 8:28 is brilliant :)
You are awesome, I think your neighborhood stories should be done worldwide.
Thanks a lot Greg, I love that neighbourhood and will be back again soon.
Great video Pat, thanks for showing something other than shiny tourist areas.
Thanks Gail, there's more to Bangkok than the mainstream areas that are well trodden!
I planted Jasmine up against my back wall and planted Rosemary in the back garden!
Looks like a quiet town on the river. Bet the seafood is good.
Feel like the Bangkok cat pics are in the same vein as photos I took of cows in India.
Just traveled to Thonburi Bangkok Noi area and Siriraj for the first time (strange since I have lived in Thailand on and off since 1968.) Drove to Siriraj Hospital and stayed the night in Bangkok Noi. Pat did a great job of showing the Thonburi most do not get to.
Thanks, it's a unique area, that looks like nobody really cares about it (sob).....
I agree. Alcohol is a social monster. Drunk driving, fights, domestic violence, lost jobs, broken families, on and on and on. Tobacco cancer, heart disease, COPD.... But ya, pot. Munchies and chilling on the sofa.
I'd for one love to watch Pat talk about the weed situation...high..while walking around..or just staring at some cats for an hour
there is similar old foundations on show in the university on opposite side of the Chao Praya river i usually walk up from Rambutri thru the Uni and past the palace in a circle and back tp Khao sarn early, thats if i am in the area .
great memories here from before there was many tall buldings in Rambutri too/
I can relate to the painting story having had painted hundreds of places in the Seattle area one of my numerous careers. Between the paint fumes, a bowl of Panama Red and some good tunes I would get so focused on painting. I would often forget what time it was and at times where I was. Happy daze are here again!
It's just a symbol to show that it is mantioned. A video with that title wouldn't obviously be about weed!
Those wooden railway houses were built to last 👌👌. The communities that live along the lines always fascinate me. You done well walking across the bridge Pat 😱👏. Keeping the old wall in the hospital was great and the boat they found 👌👌👌
I was probably painting my flat in London at the same time you were. Seems a life time ago my friend. Great history lesson Pat
Thank you so much for bringing great content like this ,,,, makes for great research to plan a day trip and explore some heritage before its gone....
Thanks Andrew, nice to hear from you.
The Croydon of Bangkok
We must note, how happy Bkk CATS seem to be 100% of the time. Fellow cat lover here. They are chillin'
Long term resident of the wonderful PIN KLAO here.
NOTE: In the general area that might be of interest...Wat Nuannoradit. Fascinating history there imho.
Near Krung Thon Buri BTS.
Thanks, I have Pinklao on my list of places to film!
Your combination of the soundscape with the images is excellent. I enjoy the sense of place you are able to share. Engaging stuff, thanks.
Thank you very much.
cool photo shots
Thomas the Tank engines goes to Bangkok. All the Thai engines were calling him Farang and the Fat controller spent all his nights in Nana Plaza ! 😃
Great stuff again Pat. I did the rail trip from Thonburi to the nearest station to my home - in Sai Yok, Kanchanaburi in January this year. Seemed like a bargain at 100 baht for a foreigner but that is arguable 555. As only 3rd class (fans, only , no aircon) was available I probably won't attempt that rail journey again until the end of the year.
Just watching the old classics for the second time.... interesting comment you made about making a video on weed.
Great video about about an not so obvious side of Bangkok.
It's another fabulous area I got to explore, one where the landscape will be changing in the near future!
What an interesting city.
It's still a wide unexplored city for me!
A very nice episode . . . thank you, Pat! I love trains, cats, and even a bit of pot.I live in Washinton State, USA. We've had medical marijuana since 1998 and recreational pot since 2012. It has been anticlimactic and nice. We've stopped locking up a lot of people. I indulge once or twice a month. It is fun to shop and not worry. I hope Thailand gets over the media exploitation and the jitters. I used to enjoy very rare "Thai Stick" in the 60s.
Thanks, Pat, great video!
After WW II, the State Railway of Thailand imported 30 Pacific 4-6-2 Steam Engines, No. 821 to No. 850
Two of these so-called 4-6-2 Pacific Steam Locomotives, i.e. Engines No. 824 (fig.) and No. 850 (fig.), are still operative today
I hope this helps Pat.
very nice info. Thanks
Another cracking video.
Great urban exploring
Can't really get more urban decay than that although there are other places!
If I ever get back to Bangkok, I might not recognize the city. Great video as always, cheers Pat.
Lots of changes the last couple of years, I'm glad I got to know Thonburi years ago.
I came here to watch Pat stroll around high ...stayed for the feature of old bricks 16:20
(the weed plant symbol is such scandalous clickbait innuendo btw..good thing the bricks were interesting)
your awesome Pat , keep it up! Amazing Thailand and the city of angels
Thanks Michael!
Excellent video
Great video, really enjoyed that.
Great to hear that, many thanks!
you always have a good piece of history
you are DIFFERENT
Great! We need more about Thonburi, the old capital, before it's past becomes harder to imagine. Thanx!
Cheers, Thonburi is a big area!
I did that loop, it was just stunning, my wife and I didn’t want to get off, we stopped many times. Your videos are a historical record of past and future, nostalgia is for use oldies a magical experience. Thanks Pat
Enjoyable and informative as always.
Very well made, love it!
More interesting sites for me to visit.
Thanks for another great blog Pat 👍👍👍👍
I used to live in the Thonburi area. It’s a great spot.
It is of course a lot bigger. And less modern which is why it's so much nicer than across the river!
Excellent video as always Pat, lots of interesting facts 👏👏
Thanks, it was a great area to explore and chill!
Enjoyed this one. Stayed in Thonburi in June.
Thanks, it's a nice area, across the river makes a big difference.
Thanks Pat. 👍
Yes my friend always used to say that alcohol was the worst .Always agrresive drinking but other substances never felt anything like that,yet it's legal
Good video as always
Thanks Simon. Booze and cigarettes make huge profits of course so they'll always be accepted.
@@BangkokPat exactly.Pity those in charge weren't honest with people.Take care have a great afternoon
You are the best by far !!!!!
Thank you kindly!
Cheers Pat, that was a fascinating glimpse over to Thonburi side, especially the railway history. I enjoyed your Talat Phlu walkabout a few months ago too
Thanks for the video Pat. As always fascinating and very enjoyable and entertaining to watch. Love the Depeche Mode ref :)
I keep missing your videos so I've finally hit that bell bottom
I never mention it so maybe people forget to hit the bell!
For sure I though Gary aka Mr. Thonburi himself would be in the background at the Mekar cafe sippin on a Latte
We're in talks, that's all I can say at the moment.
Thanks for an idea. I've always gone to Baumgardner Hospital which is said to be costly. I'll check out Siriraj Hospital. Maybe I can use my World Nomads coverage there.
As always, very interesting story. Thank you, Pat!
Interesting vlog as always 🙏
On weed, I agree 100% w you on the health risks of alcohol & cigarettes. By far, cigarettes r THE worst. As far as smoking walking down the street; what St., what time? Around children completely out of the question. Crowded areas too. At midnight on a backstreet, no problem.
Thanks for all the great videos, keep up the good work!
Thanks mate!
Really enjoyed watching this Pat great idea with the jasmine plant on the cable problem till the next one,,peace
This video brings back memories about taking the bone shaker train to Kanchanaburi 😀. Seemed to take for ever 😆. Keep em coming Pat. Great viewing.
John
you love bangkok & i love you :D
Pat, always great videos, amazing videographer and informative content! Interested in Cannabis pricing (seems overpriced) and history of illicit substances over the years. Golden triangle comes to mind although related to opium it reflects Thailand's vicinity to other countries and their policies. Thailand being the first country in Asia to allow Cannabis will obviously effect it's neighbors. Although videos are coming out from others, you would do it right. Not just someone blazing in their bedroom LOL. Great video as always, amazing content and interpretations!
Is it very interesting to learn about the old town of chonburi I have been there before .but nowadays just can't remember any more
The outskirts of the town
Still underdeveloped .
Thank you for An Excellent explanation of the old town .
Enjoyed the video. Thanks Pat. 👍
Glad you enjoyed it, cheers!
Great work as always.
Cheers once again!
Just bought Kakizaki's Trains, Buses and Rails as you've made me a better student of Bangkok's history. Keep up the good work!
That book is the bible of Bangkok's transport system Jeff, and it's not available on ebook!
Brilliant vlog, thanks Pat
Thanks Terence.
I love the railway series :)
Plenty of rail related stories in Bangkok to come!
Development is very right. Only turns nasty when nature -trees, green spaces- disappear. Thanks for another very nice video.
Thanks, luckily no green spaces disppearing in Thonburi.
I'm not a dope smoker, but I totally agree about comments on tobacco and alcohol, the latter being the worst drug available, but unfortunately governments make too much money from it, so It's always going to be a problem. Loved the video.
You're good Pat. 5 meters at a time buddy. You'll eventually reach Mahanakhon altitude.
I love Thonburi ♥️
Great place to walk Pat.
Much respect for the hard pass on drug content. Any plans to create some content covering the new law that allows foreigners to be able to purchase/own land?
Another rewarding and very interesting episode.
I admire your way of presenting historical facts.
Great work as usual.
I hope the coffee tastes good👍
Thank you very much Mikael, appreciate that. Glad you enjoyed the video.
2nd comment. Nice vlog Pat. Thanks.
Cheers Teddy.
I just love your videos Pat,in this case you made the video,with the risk of being run over by a train,be careful Pat !!
it is always an interesting and instructive journey that you take us on, your channel is highly recommended.
Thanks Frank! Appreciate it mate.
Ty Pat
Cheers Geoff
Always seems like so much work and effort goes in to making your videos, very informative and well executed. Well done Bangkok Pat!
Thanks Andy!
You should create a Bangkok/Thai history playlist Pat!
One day l will!
Pat! I soooo love your channel.. No idea how you scope out your sites before hand, but when you film, you have decades of info, and you deliver it like your telling it to your best friend. Soooo well done!!!
Thanks a lot PK!
Interesting Video Pat. I've enjoyed it and I'm proud of you that you manage crossing the bridge ;)
Cheers Frank..I had to do it as soon as I started recording....no choice. But Mahanakon Tower glass? No way!!
Very Nice and Interesting Video/Story about Thonburi. Now i understand a little bit more and go read about it on Wikipedia. Thanks Pat. 🙏
Thanks Gert.
“On the hit-list for demolition next year” well that’s one way to put it…
Brilliant production Pat, don't know how you managed to get those trains to blow their Hooters as you were talking about trainslines. You have lots of influence 😁🙏
Do you get the urge to do any graffiti on the trains when you're near them?
Really want to learn the Rail network in BBK
There are easy to follow maps unlike the bus routes!
I didn't know about this SRT line Pat, i thought all main line services went north from Hua Lampong. I know of the 2 separate lines you take to get to the Mae Klong Market, is this one a self contained system? Or does it connect to the other main lines? Looks interesting especially as it has loco hauled passenger trains and a bit of freight, well worth a nosey if it's still in operation when i finally get back!
The SRT Light Red Line currently runs from Bang Sue Grand Station to Taling Chan, it started last August. If you send me an email I'll send you the maps of future lines.
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Very informative video. Great stills. (What's the term for a stationary, static 5 second video?)
Cheers.
Nick I don't believe there is a term but some video shots where there is no wind whatsoever look just like photos....
Once a graffiti artist, always a graffiti artist. Would love to see your work around Bangkok (secretly).
Never been tempted to do anything in Bangkok, I only ever tagged, was crap at the art side of it. Did write my tag on the wall of fame in the Bangkok Graff shop in Siam
Is any plans to closure the Thon Buri railway station? since Krung Thep Apiwat will be the terminus for all trains
No plans whatsoever. Upgrade if anything
Can you do a video on pra pa dang love that old area of bangkok
I can try Joel, but I have a list to keep me going at the moment. Maybe I can put it into a video with other nearby areas.
Love the old wooden buildings. Sorry to see them go. Thanks Pat for an outstanding video Sir!!! ʕ·͡ᴥ·ʔฅ ʕ·͡ᴥ·ʔฅ ʕ·͡ᴥ·ʔฅ Three Cheers!!
Thanks very much Sir!
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