Bridge Over The River Kwai WWII historical place

So here we are at the Bridge over the River Kwai. A World War II historical site. The Japanese invaded Thailand and forced their prisoners of war to build the Burma Siam railway to connect Burma with their other trade interests in Malaysia and Singapore. The allied prisoners of war were forced work on this project which lasted 1 year, from October 1941 to October 1942. I took many photos in the museum near the cemetery but suffice it to say it was a grueling miserable existence for those prisoners.

I think this is actually one of the original cars on that train.

We took a short train ride to get a feel of riding on the train in this area. 

And had a nice Thai buffet lunch here by the river. This was a tourist district so lots of vendors, a walk on the train track

After those activities we went to our cabins got settled in then went to dinner.

We went to dinner at a lovely local restaurant with a beautiful view.

And excellent food!

I had pad Thai - a trusted favorite. 

Tiger, my tour guide, had a local, Spivey, fish. The green round balls on the stick seems to be a green peppercorn and they are too hot for even him - who is Thai. 

We stayed in “the jungle” which means undeveloped, natural land. I asked Tiger what kind of animals live in the jungle. He said snakes, monkeys, tigers and elephants - to name a few. I asked Tiger if he ever saw a Tiger. He said yes! In a zoo! 

Here is the cabin I stayed in, in the jungle.

Here’s the cabin Tiger stayed in.

And they are very nice inside. Here is a view inside mine.

Actually, my front door.

Nice, huh?

It was very comfortable. 

Then DAY 2

Talk about a great tour guide. Today we went to what Tiger called a “waterfall”. I think I would call it a water theme park. Take a look at this!

Local families, and tourists, come here to picnic and swim.

So, we saw people laying their blankets on a dry rock, in the middle of the stream! Or on the shore. Children got to play in the water all day, picnic and go home refreshed. What a nice 2 day trip this was!