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Bangkok's Chinatown is known as the most authentic one outside China. We depart from the Grand China Princess Hotel. Immediately we cycle through narrow shopping alleys filled with trinkets, wallets, dolls, watches, earrings, school notebooks and much, much more.

The spiritual world isn't forgotten: suddenly you notice silence, burning candles and incense. A Chinese shrine. The guide explains and pours some oil on the flame of life. We have a small tradition: the youngest member of the group also pours oil on the flame of life. A moment for a great picture!

Life goes on, and so do we. From spiritual silence we bike into a engine recycling area. A bigger difference is hard to imagine. Not a junkyard, explains your guide. Old engines are taken apart and put together again. Not looking green, but very much a green solution anyway.

We cross the river by ferry to explore the other side of Bangkok: Thonburi. It’s quieter here. Not as busy as Bangkok. Hardly a foreigner to be seen. We pass through areas where the lower middle class live. People like you and me. Amazing, how much differences you see in just three hours.

We take another ferry back and cycle through the fruit and flower markets. Before you know it we are back to the Grand China Princess hotel...