Sights of Kanchanaburi

Various scenes from this week's trip to Kanchanaburi...

The bridge on the River Kwai. Yes, THAT bridge on the river Kwai. It was rebuilt after World War II and is a major attraction in the area, for obvious reasons.

Standing in the bridge. Also inside the city, there is a large WW II cemetery where many US soldiers are buried, some who were POWs during the war and who were forced to work on the bridge and/or railway.

We stopped for breakfast at an Islamic Thai restaurant.

Houseboats on a lake along the way.

J and I went with Chris and to of his friends new to the area, Derrick and David, both from Southern California. (Chris is taking the photo.)

Derrick and J at a restaurant along the way. The family that owns the restaurant also lives there, like they do most places in Thailand. Notice in the background, the kids sitting in their 'family room,' watching TV.


J and me at the Thai-Burma border at Three Pagodas Pass.

A long wooden bridge leading into a Mon tribal area. We walked over. As we did, some kids passed under in a small boat, and one of them hopped out of the boat and scrambled right up the side of the bridge and took off walking.

That's a big ol' Buddha! Reminds me of the Audio Adrenaline song:

Never gonna be as big as Jesus.

Never gonna hold the world in my hand.

Never gonna be as big as Jesus.

Never gonna build a promised land...