Allied war cemetery

Day 42 - Remeberence Day at Kanchanaburi

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November 11th 2008
Up early (again!) to get another scary minivan, this time to Kanchanaburi - a town a couple of hours north west of Bangkok and stradling the river Kwai. It is indeed the location of the film 'Bridge Over the River Kwai'. Although I knew it wasn't going to be an easy day, it ended up being far tougher than I imagined. Being the 11th November, and arriving at 10.45, I headed straight to the Allie ... 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