Jack Bauer to the Rescue!
Monday, September 20, 2010
After the hustle and bustle of Bangkok we have just been in Kanchanaburi, and its a breath of fresh air! Joe Tourist hasn't invaded here yet so it isn't over run with people trying to sell stuff, just very chilled out. We all stayed in Apple and Noi's hotel which over looks the river and serves some of the best food we have ever tasted.
We rented bikes to see many of the sights around here which is an awesome way to get around and get some exercise at the same time. Visited the Chong Kai war cemetery which sits on the site of an old POW camp site and contains 1,740 remains (by countries: 1,379 British, 313 Netherlands, 42 Malayan and 6 Indian) from the second world war. Also cycled to a monkey school where orphaned monkeys are nursed back to health along with being taught how to play basketball?!
We also visited the River Kwai bridge which has been in many films through the years,brought from Java by the Japanese supervision by Allied prisoner-of-war labour as part of the Death Railway linking Thailand with Burma. Still in use today, the bridge was the target of frequent Allied bombing raids during World War II and was rebuild after war ended.
A bit of a messy night out on the last night for the boys where some shoes were lost, then found again and a certain Mr Schreiber was carried home by Jack Bauer would you believe!
A bit of a messy night out on the last night for the boys where some shoes were lost, then found again and a certain Mr Schreiber was carried home by Jack Bauer would you believe!
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