Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
PART II
BANGKOK
This series of walks takes us through the centre of Rattanakosin Island, inside
the inner moat, and around the areas between the centre and the outer
moats, before crossing the outer moat to the east into what was originally
known as the Sea of Mud, and which formed a natural defence for the city.
We explore the Dusit district, built for royalty when the original city became
too cramped, and we take three separate walks through teeming Chin-
atown, reputed to be the oldest Chinatown anywhere. Our walks take us in-
to the former European district, and then following the curve of the river we
discover a hidden island covered in jungle and dotted with villages and
temples. Our final walks take us through what was known as the Lotus
Forest, to the fringe of modern-day Bangkok.
