First stop was at the War memorial at Kanchanburi, see pic below, superbly kept and very moving.
From here it is a short distance to the famous River Kwai and the Bridge which was made with WWII Slave labour, the original construction has been replaced by a Steel bridge, as we walked across the bridge in 40 degree heat it became apparent just how hard it was for those poor souls who were forced to work on the original Bridge, without proper nourishment and sun protection it would have been almost impossible to bear. The Museum opposite gave more insights to the cruelty and mentality behind the regime that saw so many perish.
After the disturbing Kwai Bridge, we went to the Tiger temple, not sure what we expected but in truth it was little more than a circus parade of kept Tigers. Impressive beasts that they are they do not belong in a circus or need to be put on display. So we were a little disappointed with this.
A contrasting day in someways but a certain irony about " caged beings ". At least the Tigers we being fed and exercised.
WWII Memorial near the Kwai Bridge.
The mentality behind it all.
Bounty acquired by the Japanese forces.
How does this fit in ??
Kwai Bridge, distant figure is Linda.
River Kwai.
The new Bridge.
One of the adverts for the local Zoo.. I must get to see these in the wild someday.
Train Journey from Kwai to Tiger Temple.
Station platform trees.
Scenery from a moving train.
Scenery through a window from a moving train..
All aboard !!
More train side scenery.
waterfall ( not a lot of water !! )
Tigers at the Tiger Temple.
Wouldn't he be better off in the wild ?? 
"Where's the soap" ? " yes it does doesn't it"
End of Blog,
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