A few nights ago I went down to the river here in Bangkok to eat at a friends restaurant. I had been there one time before and the food was great and even better the view. The restaurant is called Rabeang Rimnum and is family owed and operated by a local Thai family. The view is the suspended bridge over the river. I was hoping on my return that they would have the lights on for the bridge, so I could get some great shots looking up at it with reflections of the water.
I left my apartment a little later then I wanted, 6:45pm, but thought I would just pay the extra for the tolls and use the expressway, thinking I would make up for the time. At the first toll we sat on the highway not moving. I asked the driver what happened and he just shrugged his shoulders. After 20min the traffic began to move but as we went on I didn’t see any kind of wreck but a ton of police. I asked the taxi driver again why we had to wait for so long and this time he said “Stop for the King. He must have moved by car.” I think he should have to pay me back my 45baht for the wait!
So I was late and was watching the sun go down the whole time. As we got to the bridge I seen that it wasn’t lit up at all. My luck it seems, because even if I missed the sunset I was thinking I’d still get some good pictures of the bridge at dark. Long story short I at least got a free meal and an ok picture. Sometimes taking photos is all about timing and luck…this night I had neither. I just found out tonight though that the bridge is lit up. Sometimes I feel like the Thai people play games on me.
Below is the best picture I could get. The ISO used was at 1600 and caused it to be a little to grainy for my liking. If your ever along the river at night it is worth taking the camera…you never know when it might be lit up.
Rabeang Rimnum Restaurant
458 Srikuengkum Rd.
Phapradaeng Samutprakarn 10130
0-2463-5642 or 0-2463-2540
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