Thursday, February 10, 2011

The Bridge Over the River Kwai

I haven't blogged in a while, during which time we have visited Sukhothai (the ancient Thai capital) and Ayuttaya (which was Thai capital until it was sacked by the Burmese 200 years ago). I'll try to post some pictures at some point.

We have now arrived in Kanchanaburi, home of the infamous Bridge Over The River Kwai. I had been expecting this place to be a stark symbol of man's inhumanity to man but, so far, a more apt description seems to be "party central". We are staying in a floating bungalow on the river and were kept awake last night by party boats going up and down the river, blasting out terrible music and even more terrible karaoke singing. We are staying on a street that is incredibly touristy and rather reminiscent of Bangkok's Khao San Road, being lined with bars and restaurants.

Today, we are going to visit the Burma Railway museum before walking across the bridge, which I'm rather apprehensive about.

1 comment:

Jonathan said...

Dude, it sounds totally rocking!