~Photo is the Bridge of the River Kwai. Below photo is somewhere in the JEATH Museum. Golden Gate..

Here’s an excerpt on the trip we had a few years ago while I wrote this in an online travel site:)

Just thought it’s helpful to those who will be traveling there! Kanchanaburi, where it stands on the banks of the Mae Khlong River, at a point where it separates into the Kwai Noi and the Kwai Yai. Where merely about 2 and a half hours from Bangkok. The famous River Kwai Bridge is without doubt the most visited destination, it is a part of the death railway to Burma, where many P.O.W have died. A very sad experience yet it’s great to know some history! There are also fine National Parks with many waterfalls and the usual elephant riding and bamboo rafting.

Anyhow, the tour started very early in the morning, they(coach) picked us up around 6:30 am and directly go picked up another 3 visitors around Sathorn area. And then, we departed to Kanchanaburi around 8:00am and arrived 10:30 exactly at the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery: The cemetery of the remains of over 6,000 prisoners of war, who lost their lives during the heavy construction of the “Death Railway”..and after a few minutes of waiting for the other three tourist, I did took few photo’s as it’s a cemetery.. we directly go to JEATH Museum(World War II Museum)*:It’s an open air museum constructed in the form of actual prisoners of war (POW) camp. There are collections of photographs, pictures, articles, pistols, knives and so many other things from the construction of the “Death Railway” . It was very hot but we did managed to take a long tail boat down to see the famous, Bridge of the River Kwai*, there are alot of people around. But of course, the highlight of the tour was to see and cross the bridge..so, I did cross the bridge where the train almost hit me..thanks to the old man trying to save me coz hubby was in the other side. Anyway, one of those experiences…after a while we waited for the train and that it took us 1 1/2 hour to be in Nam Tok Station* to just see the “Death Railway” After that, we went to ride an Elephant! Fun times!

©photos are taken by Me.

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