THURSDAY 13th AUGUST:
In a way we'd made a bit of a mistake choosing the Royal River Kwai Resort as we soon realised how far out it was from the town of Kanchanaburi; at least 7 miles. So, very fortunate we had our own vehicle as it would be a costly thing to get taxis to and from.
The resort itself is excellent, however, right on the banks; literally, of the River Kwai which flowed a stone's throw from our room.
Breakfasts are very good here and the staff very friendly and attentive The grounds are superbly well kept. We hardly used any of the facilities available during our stay as we were out and about a lot.
After letting our plentiful breakfast go down, we were off on the road to re-locate the famous Bridge Over The River Kwai.
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A couple of shots of the Royal resort showing how close our room was to the River Kwai.
I should make the reader clear here that Aom and I had stayed in Kanchanaburi back in 2015 where we stayed at a Homestay in the town centre and did most of the attractions back then. Good to do it all again, this time with Jack.
By the time we'd parked our truck and did a bit of wandering, including finding a laundry for our mucky clothes, it was near time for refreshments. We opted for the nearest floating restaurant (the same one as in 2015) we had some Changs and decided to eat here. Food very good.
We drove into Kanchanaburi centre and visited the POW cemetery and took in a visit to the Death Railway Museum; some fascinating displays therein. Still awe inspiring seeing all those graves of those military guys who paid the ultimate penalty under the cruelty from the Japanese.
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The Death Railway cemetery.
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Photos of a couple of the displays in the Museum.
One of the steam locomotives that were in use at the time.
Bottom photos is one of the so-called "Flying Kampong". It was a rail truck diesel lorry modified with flanged metal wheels to run on railway tracks—used by the Japanese military
THURSDAY 13th (continued):
Later on a visit to another temple visit was decided.
This was the impressive Wat Tham Suea (Tiger Cave Temple) featuring an 18-meter high golden Buddha. As soon as we parked up the awesome sight of a steep flight of steps; easily over 100 plus was jaw dropping. I thought "no way in this heat"... but fear not for the sum of 80 Baht for the 3 of us there was a cable car; or to be precise a funicular.
The temple is BIG and spectacular with a tall octagonal pagoda (Gett Kaew Prasat).
We spent time clicking away at the range of statues and climbed the internal spiral staircase.
Later, we had lunch next to the Kwai bridge. Similarly, dinner in the same restaurant after a few beers in a street bar.
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