Bridge on the River Kwai day. Two and a bit hours from Bangkok is Kanchanaburi, the start of the “Death Railway”. A horrific place to be at any time because of the Jungle conditions this is where Prisoners of War and Civilians built, and died, the railway read the Wikipedia page here.

 

Follow our travels

27th Oct..Arrive in Bangkok

28th Oct..Bangkok Free Day

29th Oct..Temples and Canals

30th Oct..Khao Yai National Park

31st Oct.. River Kwai Bridge

1st Nov ..Floating/Railway Markets

2nd Nov..Travel Day – fly to Phuket

3rd Nov…James Bond Island

4th Nov…Free Day in Phuket

5th Nov…Travel Day – HochiMinh

6th Nov…City Tour -Cuchi Tunnels

7th Nov…Mekong Delta Discovery

8th Nov…Travel Day – fly to  Hoi An

9th Nov…Bana & Golden Bridge

10th Nov.Free Day in Hoi An

11th Nov.Travel Day – fly to Bangkok

12th Nov.Free Day in Bangkok

13th Nov.Back to Toronto 

This film clip is a Tribute to the 15,000 Prisoners who died building the Bridge. The Japanese guards banned the Prisoners from singing songs so they whistled in defiance

Now for the real Story of the Commanding Officer

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