Video: The Grand Palace From The Chao Phraya

Extremely heavy rains in the Northern parts of Thailand have caused flooding in far too many areas as the water moves to the South along the three main rivers of the Kingdom with increasing volume.

One of the three main rivers is the Chao Phraya, now swollen to the point that millions of sandbags have been placed along its shores as it creeps through Bangkok: high, wide and brown with Northern soil.

Dinner cruise boats by the dozen sail up and down the Chao Phraya on a nightly basis, ferrying tourists and locals alike along for a few hours of food, music and dancing. This morning I was remembering several pleasant evenings spent with Thai and farang friends and thought I'd share a clip taken while sailing up-river past the Grand Palace.

It's a high definition clip, and relatively steady for being on a moving boat.