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Walk along Maharaj Road beside the river, stop at one of the riverside caf\u00e9s for breakfast, and make your way between the temples, <strong>The Chang Pier,<\/strong> et <strong>Wang Lang Market<\/strong> across the river.<br \/>\nThe nearby <strong>Sanam Luang<\/strong> is a public park where locals fly kites in the late afternoon.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The old city, the historic heart of Bangkok, is on an artificial island on a bend in the Chao Phraya River. 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Walk along Maharaj Road beside the river, stop at one of the riverside caf\u00e9s for breakfast, and make your way between the temples, The Chang Pier, and Wang Lang Market across the river.<br \/>\nThe nearby Sanam Luang is a public park where locals fly kites in the late afternoon.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","attraction-type":[28],"class_list":["post-23691","attraction","type-attraction","status-publish","hentry","attraction-type-neighborhood"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rattanakosin Old City Bangkok Heritage Tour | Travel with Joy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore Rattanakosin Island, Bangkok\u2019s historic old city. 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