Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Bridge Over River Kwai and Train Ride

Kanchanaburi is 129 kilometers west of Bangkok. A mountainous provice, it is the origin of Kwai Noi River and the Kwai Yai River.
This tour take you to the world's renowned Bridge on The River Kwai, was construction during World War II by prisoners of war in 1942. About 10,000 allied soldiers lost their life from huger, deseases, hard labor that the name Death Railway was given to it, The JEATH War Museum where you can see the many historic exhibits and War Cemetery which became the resting place for 6,982 Allied prisoners.

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