Erawan Falls 1

Bridge over the river Kwai, Erwan Falls

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December 14th 2008
Post dental and physical repair, we went to the River Kwai where an annual light and sound show was taking place. The show was of course mostly in Thai but we saw groups running around with Japanese flags, a vintage train chugged down the tracks, and remote controlled planes dropped "bombs" and blew up the bridge with great fireworks and burning explosions. We took a motorbike to one of the ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand

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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