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Floating library (MV Logos Hope) now in Bangkok

Feb 252013

The world’s biggest floating library – the MV Logos Hope – is docked at Khlong Toey Port (ท่าเรือคลองเตย) and open to visitors from now until March 11. Opening times are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday – Saturday, and 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday – Monday.

The ship is manned by volunteers working for a German Christian foundation, and many books are oriented to Christian themes. Its predecessor, the MV Dolous, proved popular with Thai visitors, especially those wanting to experience being on board a large ship. Along with its books, the ship provided some great photo opportunities.

Maruey Library at the Stock Exchange of Thailand (revisited)

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Jul 302012

Yesterday I made a brief visit to the Maruey Library at the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Little has changed there since I last visited just over a year ago, apart from a new security fence that surrounds the building. You may recall that the building was attacked by Red Shirt protesters, and I presume the owners would rather that didn’t happen again.

Inside the library there have been a few very minor changes to layout and decoration. The Maruey Library still specialises in books on finance and investment with most of its publications in Thai language. There are some English language newspapers on the ground floor and it’s not difficult to find a stack of English books upstairs in the silent reading area. Somewhat annoyingly, lift music or Musak is still played downstairs.

Khlong Toey District (เขตคลองเตย) maps

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Jul 242012

From this page you can download a map of Khlong Toey District (Thai: เขตคลองเตย) in PDF format. This district includes areas of Sukhumvit Road and Rama 4 Road popular with foreign tourists and expats. The southern area of the map shows the much less affluent Khlong Toey dock area or “Tha Rua” (Thai: ท่าเรือ).

Khlong Toey District map