Saturday, May 3, 2008

River Kwai


The story of the famous bridge over the River Kwai built by prisoners of war during WW2 has been immortalised in books and films. While the original bridge was replaced by a new structure, the railway which cuts through stunning scenery to Burma and cost thousands of allied POW and Asian coolies their lives, still remains. The tour visits the River Kwai museum and includes a journey by train on the famous "Death Railway" and a boat trip to visit a nearby Mon village - one of Kanchanaburi's ethnic minorities. Kanachanburi is also a province of startling natural beauty with a rugged landscape of waterfalls, caves, leafy forests and awe-inspiring limestone cliffs.


River Kwai di bina oleh para banduan perang yang mana telah di buku dan di film kan tetapi jambatan yang asal telah di ganti dengan landasan keretapi merentasi pemandangan Burma dan melibat kan berbillion POW dan kuli orang asia masih ada.Kita dapat melawat River Kwai Muzium dan termasuk perjalanan menaiki keretapi di landasan "Death Railways" dan juga menaiki bot ke perkampungan MOn iaitu salah satu kawasan perkampungan etnik. Kanchanaburi mempunyai alam semula jadi yang menarik dengan pemandangan air terjum,gua,hutan hijau dan juga pemandang tebing batu kapur yang mengasyikan....

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