Kanchanaburi

In this journey,the main purpose were to visit India and to run through Malay Peninsula.
I bought a round-trip ticket for Bangkok and had no hotel reservationAit's my travel style as usual.
While I arranged a ticket for India in Bangkok,I had enough time to go to Kanchanaburi.

Bus leaves for Kanchanaburi very frequently. It leaves from Bangkok South Bus Terminal at an interval of 15 minutes. I could come back to Bangkok,however I left for Kanchanaburi. The last bus from Kanchanaburi is 19:00.(Picture)

After I arrived in Kanchanaburi,I went to Kwai River Bridge by a bike taxi. It took about 10 minutes. Kanchanaburi was bigger city than I expected. There were many shops and markets around the bus station.

You can walk on the brigde freely.Of course you'd be careful. I walked to the opposite side,some souvenir shops were at the foot of a bridge. some local children played and I could see a elephant showering.

This bridge is a part of Thai-Myanmar Railway that Japanese Army built by letting prisoners during WW2.
The board shows a message concerned with that.
When I left the bridge,visiters increased. Group of Buudist priest and tourists from Taiwan came there. But I couldn't see any Japanese there when I visited there.

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