15. Bridge over the River Kwai
Kanchanburi, is the home of the bridge made famous by the David Lean film Bridge over the River Kwai. The film is about the wooden 2nd bridge, but today the main railway bridge, made with stolen steel spans from Java, is a huge tourist attraction and was heaving with people when we rolled into town. It’s now got a ‘Concentration Camp Market’ on the far shore located on the site of one of the POW camps and the other end is surrounded by stalls selling everything from food to Cheap Chinese crap. The modern day view of River Kwai The town has numerous museums, the best of...
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