Kanchanaburi - August 2007

After returning to Thailand, Weena and I took a short trip to Kanchanaburi. This city was made famous by the movie 'Bridge on the River Kwai.' During WWII, the Japanese used prisoners of war and conscripts from Malaysia and other countries in SE Asia to build a railway to support their war efforts in Burma. The conditions were extremely bad and many tens of thousands died from malnutrition and disease. There is an excellent museum where one can learn a great deal about the history of that period.

This area is also very beautiful. There are limestone mountains with beautiful waterfalls. The water would be very refreshing, but the rain was refreshing enough when we visited.

Here I am with the famous bridge in the background...

This is one of the trains used during WWII to transport supplies to the war front in Burma...

Here is Weena on the famous bridge...

And at Erawan falls in a national park in this area. It's a beautiful place...