 |
| Erawan waterfall |
First up this morning was the museum dedicated to the Thai-Burma railway, 415 kilometres built over a period of about 16 months by Allied Forces prisoners of war and Asian labourers.
 |
| POW cemetery |
The living conditions were atrocious and 12621 POW's died. The war cemetery was across the road, where English, Australian and Dutch servicemen are laid to rest. A very moving experience.
Next into a van and into Erawan National Park and waterfalls. Wow, what a most spectacular part of Thailand! There are 7 waterfalls all together, the top one being a 1500 meter walk up! Meaning some 'clambering' was involved over rocks and a fair bit of awkward stepping, but the (very hot) walk up was worth it. Back down the bottom (why is the walk actually harder than going up?) we all had a wonderfully refreshing swim in the pool by waterfall number two. The strange thing being that there a a huge number of fish in the pools, some quite large. So when you are swimming, and especially when you stop moving, these fish come and nibble on you, a very unusual and unpleasant experience! Getting out without stepping on the fish was even a challenge.
 |
| Amy, Denise, me and Nina |
Back at the guest house we had a free evening to look forward to, so some of us went and had massages before dinner, but Amy, Denise, Peter, Nina and I had a drink first and then a very tasty Thai meal.
No comments:
Post a Comment