| Page Views: 1,492 Last Visit to Kanchanaburi: June, 2005 | This is really a sight for sad eyes by thedouglas - last update: Aug 25, 2006 |
As an Australian, visiting the famous Bridge Over the River Kwai was a must-do when visiting Thailand. This was the first time I had ever been somewhere of war signficance to Australia - and alliances with other members of the international community.
The new bridge stands as testament to the work and suffering of our soldiers all those years ago - and this portion has been rebuilt in the museum from old materials. |
| Graves - lovingly attended |
|  | In a word - respect When we first visited Kanchanaburi, it was so hot and dry everywhere - and then, behold, a veritable oasis! This cemetery is always so well tended,always green, clipped and absolutely free of any form of rubbish, defacement or acts of disrespect, unfortunately so common in the West. I felt quite overwhelmed when we first came here. Distant relative was here - and found the graves of soldiers from my hometown and current home. How important this sight must be to the families of the men buried here and the suriviing diggers - especially maintained to this beautiful standard, so far from home. |
| Defintely not star rated accommodation |
| | War museum............. These huts have been recreated in the same way they were built as minimalist shelter for the prisoners of war. Not a slick or modern museum - but a sad wander through the drawings and writings of the solders. The pictures depict the sad conditions - the illness, sadness, cruelty inflicted by the captors and the endless hard work - and also the mateship amongt the men. |
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| Pros: | "Place of both beauty and historical significance" | | Cons: | "None found at all" | | In A Nutshell: | "Place of pilgrimage for the countrymen of the fallen" |
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Homanded Sun Aug 6, 2006 02:08 UTC
Would be cool to have seen the monks being shaven. What a thrill to see! | TheWanderingCamel Fri Mar 17, 2006 04:36 UTC
More to come, I hope. leyle |
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