Bangkok's Old Town: A Self-Guided Tour (with Maps!)
Before Bangkok became the bustling capital we know today, the Chao Phraya River took a dramatic horseshoe-shaped bend to the west, winding around a small area of olive groves. This settlement was first established by the Khmer as a residence, and later, in the 1500s, by the Thais, who named it Bang Makok, or “Olive Town.
