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Kokred Bangkok s Hidden Gem
he artificial island of As you step off the ferry that
KoKred lies cuddled between has brought you across the river
two bends of the Chao Phyra from Pakkred in a brief minute or
River at a point where the river two, you step back into a
wends to its narrowest. It is a Thailand of 50 years ago. This
counterfeit stricture, as this island is home to a community of
straight and narrow channel was Mon people who came here from
cut to speed the journey of river their homeland in the river Kwai
traffic as it plied between valley north of Kanchanaburi .
Ayutthaya and the Gulf of The temples and Buddha shrines
Thailand. scattered around the island are
visible evidence of this
This 10 kilometer square island neo-Burmese heritage.
is a delight. There are no cars ,
and the roads are narrow concrete The island is the site of a
strips splayed out around the pottery industry. The rich clay
island. The only traffic is an soil provides an ideal medium for
occasional motorbike or bicycle. the red terracotta earthenware
What bliss, a stone's thrown from pots and water containers that
Bangkok, a city that is being were the mainstay of this
strangled by the motor vehicle! economy. Sadly, others elsewhere,
produce alternatives at a cheaper
and the roads are narrow concrete price and brick kilns have
strips splayed out around the outlived their usefulness. Now
island. The only traffic is an the potters have turned their
occasional motorbike or bicycle. attention to the tourists who
What bliss, a stone's thrown from visit the island, usually on a
Bangkok, a city that is being Sunday in one of the large tour
strangled by the motor vehicle. boats that sail up river from
Taksin Bridge. However, the rich
soil also supports a verdant You don't need to take the big
landscape of palms, and fruit cruise boats, chock full of
trees giving the place a tourists. Instead make you way to
wonderfully tranquil and rural Victory Monument on the BTS. This
feel. As a visitor you can walk missile like structure, which
around the island, hire a bicycle commemorates the Indo-Chinese War
or zip quickly by on one of of 1940-41, serves as transport
several motor cycle taxis. It's hub for Bangkok. Walk along the
quite a long walk, just over 5 arterial skyway, and below you
kilometers, but a wonderful one will see a sea of bus stands. Go
at that! The path takes you under as far as you can, descend and
plantain tress with bunches of then wait for a 166 Bus. This
bananas overhanging the walk way will take you to Pakkred by
and down below limes, papayas, motorway, thus avoiding the worst
pomeloes and all sorts of fruit I of the traffic jams. On reaching
cannot identify grow in Pakkred, which is the terminus.
profusion. You alight obliquely opposite the
TMB bank, walk straight ahead
For the really discerning until you encounter the
travellers, there are rooms motorcycle taxi-rank situated at
available to rent a very the rear entrance of Jusco.
reasonable Bt 200 per night. The Mumble something about KoKred and
KoKred Restaurant has a verandah the driver will take you to the
that juts out over the river. It ferry stage at Wat Sana Nua.
is an ideal venue to eat or just Enjoy the trip!
sit, sip a drink and watch the
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