on my way to the bridge over the river kwai

Bridge of River Kwai & Respect ...

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April 27th 2012
my first encounter with the bridge the morning after my arrival ..... after that i've kayaked underneath it and watched a few sunsets behind it ... in the distance ... anyway better to read commentary accompanying the pictures ... and no i wasn't acting ... i got a vivid imagination and almost felt at certain moments to step into a time warp ... more of that to come later ... ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Western Thailand » Kanchanaburi » Thong Pha Phum

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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