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Kanchanaburi

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Kanchanaburi (Thai: ��) is a city in the west of Thailand. Geographical location 14�2'N 99�32'E, it has a population of 52,000. It is located where the Kwai Noi and Kwai Yai rivers converge into the Mae Klong river, where in 1942, under Japanese control, the famous Bridge on the River Kwai was built by Prisoners Of War (POW). A memorial and two museums are also located in Kanchanaburi: The Thailand-Burma Railway Museum (opened in March 2003), the JEATH War Museum about the bridge, the Death Railway, and a World War II Allied cemetery. It is the easiest access point to the nearby Tiger Temple.

Bridge over the River Kwai

Located some 3 km north of Kanchanaburi , this iron bridge across the Kwae Yai river is the main attraction for many visitors. Immortalized in the famous movie and novel, it was a part of the infamous Death Railway to , constructed by POWs working for the Japanese in hellish conditions during World War 2. Some 16,000 POWs and 100,000 Asian workers died during the railway construction. The present iron bridge is the second wartime incarnation (a part of the original can be found in the War Museum), but 2 central 'boxy' spans were rebuilt after the war to replace three sections destroyed by Allied bombing.

You can cross the bridge on foot. While the center of the track has been thoughtfully turned into a steel-plated walkway and there are little side platforms between the spans for sightseeing and avoiding trains, there are no guardrails so vertigo sufferers and small children should steer clear.

The State Railway of Thailand operates a little tourist train with which you can drive across the bridge and back again, at 20 baht for the 15 minute round trip.

Art Gallery and War Museum

This well-signposted complex is located about 50 metres from the bridge and houses a bizarre collection of museums and exhibits, most of which are poorly maintained and labeled. Open 08:30-16:30 daily; admission to the whole lot is 30 baht.

War Museum. To your left as you enter is this four-story building encrusted with statues, which starts off with a little Burmese shrine but is mostly devoted to pre-WW2 Thai history through the ages and is filled with wall paintings of kings and racks of rusty pistols. There are good views of the bridge from the roof of the riverside building.

World War II and JEATH Museum. Lurking in the basement, this is the main drawcard and features a section of the first wooden bridge, recreations of the POW barracks and random military paraphernalia.

Jewelry Museum. Above the WW2 museum is the most bizarre section, housing (among other things) dusty stamp collections and a gallery with wall paintings of all Miss Thailand winners.

Other sights & attractions

Hellfire Pass
Chongkai War Cemetery
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
Somdet Phra Sri Nakharin Park
Don Chedi Archaeological Site
Giant Tree
Kuan Yum
Wat Ban Tham
Wat Tham Sua
Wat Tham Khao Noi
Wat Tham Khaopoon
Wat Tham Mungkornthong
Thailand-Burma Railway Centre - next to Kanchanaburi War Cemetery (WW2 rail history)
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Many day-trips to Kanchanaburi include a visit to the Tiger Temple . The temple is nowhere to be seen, but the tigers are lounging in a dusty canyon, surrounded by minders in yellow shirts and overseen by a monk off in the corner. You can watch the tigers from a distance, and when your time comes, the minders will take your camera and snap a few photos of you crouching behind the tiger, as well as a few close-ups of the tigers themselves. (You can also pay a few hundred baht extra for a "special" photo with a tiger.) It's all kind of odd, but the pictures will certainly wow your friends. However, please keep in mind that at least one tourist has been seriously mauled by the tigers. Admission is 300 baht, and comes with a nice book about the tigers.

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The Bridge on the River Kwai
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The bridge on the river kwai (Death-Bridge) was built in the course of the construction of the Thailand-Burma Railway (Death-Railway) in World War II. The Japanese necessarily needed the connection for the transport of war gear and so they used prisoners of war and forced laborers to build the railway over 400 km through highly impassable territory. During the construction more than 15,000 prisoners of war and more than 100,000 forced laborers died under unbelievable conditions. Today the bridge is a tourist attraction and it’s hard to imagine the circumstances under which the bridge was built. Nevertheless I had very depressive feelings when I was at the bridge. Before I went there I spent more than two hours in the Death-Railway Museum and the cemetery for prisoners of war in Kanchanaburi. I felt especially sad when I remembered all the epitaphs for the fallen prisoners. I desaturated the picture to emphasize my mood when I was at the bridge.

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We bought one of these hammocks for about $10. I later shocked a Bangkok taxi driver with this fact, since these plain hammocks can be found for much cheaper in his upcountry town. He was much amused that we would buy a hammock to bring all way back to Seattle. (Where we'll put it is yet to be determined.) Are there no hammocks in America?!, he exclaimed, bellowing with laughter. Jungle Raft floating hotel, on the River Kwae near the Burmese border. Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Dec 2005.

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Bridge on the River Kwai - very sombre place.

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