remnants of the death railway (thailand-burma)
tiger cubs
the war cemetry
a view from our raft house3 hrs train ride from bangkok. wondered why we have to pay 100 thb for a ticket while the locals pay 25 thb.
anyway, kanchanaburi is another nice place for me. we checked into a rafthouse (150 thb per room) by the kwai river. it is very cheap i thought, compared to the hostels in europe. its a whole lot of price difference! :p
one day we went to the famous tiger temple to get close up photos with the tame tigers. the tigers were cared for by the monks since they were cubs. so there is no worry when one gets to sit next to the tigers for photo shooting. they were almost like pets instead of the notorious types that we have seen on animal planet. they might have been very well fed before they were brought out to meet the visitors. oh, if you want to enter this place, please bear in mind not to wear red, pink and orange or sleeveless shirts. otherwise, you will be asked to buy one of their t-shirts at the entrance for 300 thb.
the next day, we went to see the death railway (thailand-burma). as many as 100,000 POWs have died there trying to complete the 415km railway in 20 months with pre-historic tools. no machines at all. they were overworked up to 18 hours a day and underfed with rice and salted vegetables and the occasional maggot-filled meat. living conditions were just as bad.
anyway, kanchanaburi is another nice place for me. we checked into a rafthouse (150 thb per room) by the kwai river. it is very cheap i thought, compared to the hostels in europe. its a whole lot of price difference! :p
one day we went to the famous tiger temple to get close up photos with the tame tigers. the tigers were cared for by the monks since they were cubs. so there is no worry when one gets to sit next to the tigers for photo shooting. they were almost like pets instead of the notorious types that we have seen on animal planet. they might have been very well fed before they were brought out to meet the visitors. oh, if you want to enter this place, please bear in mind not to wear red, pink and orange or sleeveless shirts. otherwise, you will be asked to buy one of their t-shirts at the entrance for 300 thb.
the next day, we went to see the death railway (thailand-burma). as many as 100,000 POWs have died there trying to complete the 415km railway in 20 months with pre-historic tools. no machines at all. they were overworked up to 18 hours a day and underfed with rice and salted vegetables and the occasional maggot-filled meat. living conditions were just as bad.
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