Kanchanaburi
Train from
Kanchanaburi alongside the River Kwai
We rode in a Third Class compartment up to the railhead with
a Thai school group.
Bridge
over the River Kwai
Unlike the film version, the actual bridge was made out of
steel and concrete. The bluffs are modest, and the central spans were taken out
by an airstrike as opposed to a commando operation.
Also, if
Chinese
cemetery
Ruins of
About half of the group climbed up the rather steep steps of
this chedi. Another group stayed at the base.
Finally, a small group climbed up on the shady
side.
Ruins of
Ruins of
When they sacked the city, the invading Burmese decapitated
the numerous