Well, let's just say that visiting Bangkok per se cannot be said to be enough as a good introduction to the Kingdom of Thailand. So me and my brother (accompanied by our mom...so understand that both of us were very good boys all the time...now you know why...no hanky panky stuff like visiting go go bars...sigh!) decided an excursion to the Bridge Over River Kwai, which is situated in the district of Kanchanaburi is in order.
(Some more excerpts from the good ol' Discovery Channel Guide. Ahem...here goes...)
"The River Kwai Bridge"
"Construction of the infamous Death Railway began during the Japanese occupation of Thailand and Burma in World War II in an attempt to shorten supply lines between Japan and Burma. The Japanese were brutal taskmasters in a harsh landscape. A combination of hard labour, regular beatings, disease and malnutrition led to the deaths of 16,000 of the 61,000 Allied POWs and approximately 100,000 of the estimated 250,000 conscripted Asian labourers. As one author grimly noted, such figures amounted to a 'life for every sleeper.'
The critical bridge, made famous in print and film, was located at Tha Makham, outside Kanchanaburi. An early wooden version was destroyed by allied bombing in 1943, only to be replaced by steel spans brought from Indonesia by the Japanese. This too was destroyed by bombing and only repaired after the war, when two new steel spans were erected. This segment of the railway still functions and is known as the "Bridge on the River Kwai."
Wow...touched? Here are some pictures commemorating those who died building the Death Railway. May those souls rest in peace...
War Memorial
The Bridge On The River Kwai
The Death Railway
These are some of the scenes that we have captured during and right after a "harrowing" (why was it harrowing? You can ask me that later) train ride on the Death Railway itself...
A Buddhist Temple In A Cave Along The Death Railway (Hallelujah!)
(Some more excerpts from the good ol' Discovery Channel Guide. Ahem...here goes...)
"The River Kwai Bridge"
"Construction of the infamous Death Railway began during the Japanese occupation of Thailand and Burma in World War II in an attempt to shorten supply lines between Japan and Burma. The Japanese were brutal taskmasters in a harsh landscape. A combination of hard labour, regular beatings, disease and malnutrition led to the deaths of 16,000 of the 61,000 Allied POWs and approximately 100,000 of the estimated 250,000 conscripted Asian labourers. As one author grimly noted, such figures amounted to a 'life for every sleeper.'
The critical bridge, made famous in print and film, was located at Tha Makham, outside Kanchanaburi. An early wooden version was destroyed by allied bombing in 1943, only to be replaced by steel spans brought from Indonesia by the Japanese. This too was destroyed by bombing and only repaired after the war, when two new steel spans were erected. This segment of the railway still functions and is known as the "Bridge on the River Kwai."
Wow...touched? Here are some pictures commemorating those who died building the Death Railway. May those souls rest in peace...
War Memorial
The Bridge On The River Kwai
The Death Railway
These are some of the scenes that we have captured during and right after a "harrowing" (why was it harrowing? You can ask me that later) train ride on the Death Railway itself...
A Buddhist Temple In A Cave Along The Death Railway (Hallelujah!)
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