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The Kanchanaburi Death Railway

Sunday, September 9th, 2007

My first experienced about the train tour on the route of Death Railway in Kanchanaburi province. This time, the train tour is not in my mind. I just visited the River Kwai Bridge to look around and walked on the bridge.

While I walked on the River Kwai Bridge, there is the train come to River Kwai Bridge station.  So we walked to the train and asking the train officer about the ticket for the route of River Kwai Station to the Waterfall Station. I think it is good to get a feeling of a death railway.

I grabbed the train and take approximately 2 hours to reach the Waterfall station. Along the railway trip, I found that the scenery is really cool. Here is the picture of my trip. It’s take from inside the train when it pass the curve of the rail.

The Kanchanaburi Death Railway

Kanchanaburi War Cemetery (Don Rak)

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

One of the most famous tourist attraction in the city of Kanchanaburi. This is the cemetary where the remains of 6,982 POWs died during the construction of the Death Railway are buried.

Kanchanaburi War Cemetery (Don Rak)

When you visit Kanchanaburi, please do not miss this place. Every time I went there, I feel calm. Some people are praying for the POWs. Some people crying. Please come and visit this cemetery to be honor to those people who stay beneath the green grass yard.

The cemetery, which is located on Saengchuto Road, opposite the Railway Station, just 1.5 kilometres from the TAT office in Kanchanaburi Province, It is open daily from 8.30 hrs. to 18.00 hrs. The admission fee is free.