Boat services are available along the chao phraya river great fun to observe thai life as waterways used to be the main communications and means of travelling try express boat leaving ferry landing from yannawa near the famed oriental hotel to nonthaburi province which takes about an hour and costs 16 from oriental hotel you cruise by the magnificent wat arun or temple of dawn all the way to tha pran nok for a mere 6 and pay only 1 to cross the chao phraya river from bangkok side