On Thursday 12 April, we took a long hike from the On Nut Skytrain Station to the heart of Samut Prakan.  There were only two of us. Myself (condotown) and Michael (samesame).  We had no idea how long it would take when we departed just after 1:30 pm as the rain was subsiding.

As we walked, we could see the foundation pillars of the soon to be expanded skytrain line. The sidewalks had a lot of puddles, but were still navigable. The first hour went very fast as we worked our way south. We were surprised to come across a sign which indicated that our goal was only about 9 km away.  But was that the center of the city which we sought? Had we already reached Imperial Samrong where Naughty's ill-fated skating party had been planned a little more than a week earlier? Among the lovely sites was a Klong which we crossed. I had never seen or heard of that huge three-headed Elephant tourist trap before that day.  We each saved 150 baht by walking past. We stopped to look at some tiles for future redecoration projects. àÃÒÃÑ¡¡ÃÃàº×éç Don't deport me cuz it rhymes. The museum was already closed by the time we reached it.  But really, what's worth seeing in the Thai Navy Museum? Finally we reached the government seat of Samut Prakan. And it was right next to the water. So we posed.And we walked through a smelly market and reached a pier with a ferry going across the river.  We didn't have time to go across. So then, we went for a meal.  We were so hungry that I didn't even remember to take a pic until we were finished eating. We walked back to a bus stop and waited until a bus came to take us back to On Nut BTS. On the bus: The ticket: I was making a plan!! To end the evening with a delicious piece of cake from MoMo on the way home at the Mall Ram. Then I went home to camp out the next three days until this Songkran thing is over.My room is the most organized it's been in years!  Thx all for enjoying this journal of an adventure for the ages.  

Happy Songkran!

nice one day trip. wish i could join you guys. i have never been to that site of town, nor the navy museum. The Royal's boats are there, right?

wooow . nice day truly .., mostly we already forget any tiredness when we get wonderful moments ....

well , dishs looking made me so laughs when you finished eaten ...

good journal .. my friend .. Thanks for sharing.

Somehow, it all looked soo familiar to me . . .

thanks for sharing, i havent been to that part of city before..

no more "hiding in the cave"...come out for songkran nowww! lol

That's a long walk... but i love walking..!!! thanks for share ur cool pic ka!

Happy Songkran! And must have been a very long walk...

Wish i was there with ya!!! sounds fun

Looks like a pretty ambitious hike, Don! Must have been fun!

Love your songkran outfit.. its unique hehe

Michael is addicted to mobile, chai mai? : )

Cool journal... I love it

come take me!!!

Sa nook mai ???

don...if you need tiles, the best in thailand, talk to my g/f

she works in one of the king of thailands companies.

the company makes tiles ...the BEST.

but i doubt they are cheap...but i assume she could get you a discount!!!!!

it seem fun... when is your next time I would like to join :-}

LOL I used to live around there.. i know what u mean by taking so much times travelling!! What's with you and young cute guy(s) these days? You seem to be popular among them lol Great post btw!

ha ha ha ha ha... It's simple May, I train the young guys how to please women and I get the leftovers and seconds. It's a fair trade off. I have a standard contract that they all sign before they can hang with me. If u want to see it, I have several copies in my room.