Ed on the death rails

Day 343 - Bridge on the River Kwai, and both types of Tiger

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June 10th 2007
An early start today for the drive out to Kanchanaburi, a town a couple of hours from Bangkok made famous by the nearby railway bridge built by WW2 POWs. First we wandered around a WW2 grave and were mightily impressed by the absolutely immaculate condition in which it is kept. Then we visited a museum describing, with some vivid photos, the harrowing story of the construction of the railway to B ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more