Ko Ratanakosin & Thonburi

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Royal Barges at Royal Barges National Museum on Khlong Bangkok Noi, Thonburi.

Overview

The artificial island of Ko Ratanakosin is Bangkok's birthplace, and the Buddhist temples and royal palaces here comprise some of the city's most important and most visited sights. By contrast, Thonburi, located across the Chao Phraya River, is a seemingly forgotten yet visit-worthy zone of sleepy residential districts connected by klorng (canals; also spelt khlong).

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