An update

A photo from Ayutthaya. I was there the day before I saw monkeys

I added some pics to previous posts... so have a look. Question, what ype of pics do you guys want to see, pics of the site, of me, the ppl I am with?

I am currently sitting in an internet cafe in Nakhon Pathom waiting for a 3am train to take me to bangkok... then I will take a train at 6am all the way east to Arayan station. Hopefully I will cross the border to Cambodia and by this time tomorrow I will be in Siem Reap.

It has been a few days... Jazz and Dave left for Pattaya and Ko Samet, while I retreated to Kanchanaburi to learn somethings about WWII and see more waterfalls.

I arrived to the city via minibus (I went to the wrong train station so no train) with 3 french chics and went to a guesthouse recommended to be by numerous traveller. They were right about Apple Guesthouse... it was beautiful, relaxed atmosphere wth a restuarant that served excellent food. I meet an american women without the typically american attitude and I dined in excellent company that night. It was peaceful here even with the horrible past. The evening was spent shopping, eating chocolate cake and pineapple with a short trip to a little bar (no drinking thou)
One of my favourite spots. I was hiding under the waterfall too, but I could take the pic and be in too. Look at the color of the water. PRETTY.
I almost decided to take the package tour because it would have been easier... but what is the fun in that. Instead, I did it local style. I ran into the french chics and 2 spanishs guys, we were all doing it via local bus. It was an awesome day, very chilled. I meet some local thai guys, and lots of travellers too. It wasn't the thai southern beaches but it was a beautiful area with perfect swimming holes.


The cementries for the men killed during WWII was beautifully cared for.
Today... I meet a german man at breakfast and together we visited with war museum and the cementaries. The man had previously worked with a railway company and he had great stories that added to the history. Prisioners of War, Japanese and local Asians worked 12-16 hours a day with minimal food to constructed a railway from thailand to Burma. Thousand and thousand died during the 2 years of its construction. I took a bus to see a portion of the railway where the men carved out over 4meters of rock for the tracks with nothing but hand tools and dynamite. The photo to the left shows the path for the tracks through the rock. Look closely at the chic in the pic and compare her size to the size of the man made valley. It was truely amazing and sad at the same time.

One good thing was that I met 3 aussies from Melbourne. I have people to show me the town when I get there.

I am off to Cambodia now.
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