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Bridge over River Kwai

Kanchanaburi, Bangkok, Thailand

Featured Review : During World War II, the Japanese used war prisoners to build a railway connecting Thailand with Myanmar. It became known as the Death Railway and a book and a movie – both named the Bridge Over the River Kwai - were mad...See Full Review

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Kanchanaburi and the Bridge Over the River Kwai

  • 5 out of 5 stars by SeenThat from Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • January 1, 2007
Kanchanaburi and the Bridge Over the River Kwai
Quote: During World War II, the Japanese used war prisoners to build a railway connecting Thailand with Myanmar. It became known as the Death Railway and a book and a movie – both named the Bridge Over the River Kwai - were made telling the story; it is... Read the full Bridge over River Kwai review

From journal Day Trips from Bangkok

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Bridge over River Kwai

  • 5 out of 5 stars by MichaelJM from Nottingham, England
  • October 18, 2004
Bridge over River Kwai
Quote: We started early (6.30 a.m.) and our first stop was at the Jeath War Museum. It’s not a huge place, and it’s built as if it was the prisoner’s hut. There are a variety of artifacts, including some of the bombs that destroyed the bridge, photographs... Read the full Bridge over River Kwai review

From journal Bantering in Bangkok

River Kwai Death Railway

  • 5 out of 5 stars by ggcahill from Mont Albert North, undefined, Australia
  • September 13, 2003
River Kwai Death Railway
Quote: We did the visit to the Bridge on the River Kwai as part of a short tour from Bangkok. We arranged to stay at the River Kwai Resort, which was absolutely unmissable. From the open air restaurant (open on three sides) through to the beautiful rooms... Read the full Bridge over River Kwai review

From journal A Taste of Thai Hospitality

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By Rail to the River Kwai

  • 4 out of 5 stars by jemery from Chicago, Illinois
  • December 20, 2002
By Rail to the River Kwai
Quote: The World War II based film, "The Bridge Over the River Kwai", which depicted war prisoners buiding a railroad the Japanese could use to invade Burma, wasn’t entirely Hollywood fiction. There WAS such a bridge ... it WAS built by a combination of... Read the full Bridge over River Kwai review

From journal The Train Over the River Kwai ... Riding Thailand's Railway of Death

Bridge over River Kwai

  • 3 out of 5 stars by ozkathleen from Perth, Australia
  • December 4, 2002
Bridge over River Kwai
Quote: I did this as a day tour and as such it was worth the money for me as I was on my own and at this time a little nervous. The bridge is a pretty ordinary steel bridge but there are nice views of the river and floating resturants. No historic stuff... Read the full Bridge over River Kwai review

From journal My Visit to Thailand

Bridge over River Kwai

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Birute from Vilnius, Lithuania
  • July 2, 2002
Bridge over River Kwai
Quote: The most interesting tour in Thailand for me was the tour to Kanchanaburi province. Nice nature, people and interesting historical sights from World War II. Spanning the River Kwai, about 3 km north of Kanchanaburi town center, the iron bridge... Read the full Bridge over River Kwai review

From journal You can feel - you are the king!

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Bridge over River Kwai

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Keener from Oro, Ontario
  • May 16, 2002
Bridge over River Kwai
Quote: Kanchanaburi, a two hour drive from Bangkok, is the home of the famous black iron bridge which was brought from Java by the Japanese and reassembled by Allied prisoners-of-war as a part of the "Death Railway" between Burma and Thailand. Frequent... Read the full Bridge over River Kwai review

From journal No elephants please!

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River Kwai Death Railway

  • 4 out of 5 stars by nmagann from Ventura, California
  • March 13, 2002
River Kwai Death Railway
Quote: North of Bangkok this tour began with a stop at a World War II cemetery (tombstones with ages of 18 years old that had died), then onto the World War II Museum that is located right near the River Kwai Bridge. Here models, photographs and writings... Read the full Bridge over River Kwai review

From journal Bewildered in Bangkok

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Bridge over River Kwai

  • 3 out of 5 stars by akakd from , Arizona
  • February 25, 2001
Bridge over River Kwai
Quote: The Bridge over River Kwai was built in 1942 when Japanese decided to build a 260 mile railway linking Burma & Thailand, guaranteeing an unbroken link between the Japanese base in Singapore & the Indian front. Hundreds of thousands of laborers from... Read the full Bridge over River Kwai review

From journal Bustling Bangkok

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Bridge over the River Kwai

  • 4 out of 5 stars by jurgen from Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
  • October 3, 2000
Bridge over the River Kwai
Quote: About 100km west of Bangkok is Kanchanaburi. A high quality road leads to this town with its famous bridge. It's a bit weird when you realize how easy it is for us to reach this place, when in the WWII 1000s of prisoners of war died here of malaria... Read the full Bridge over River Kwai review

From journal Bangkok, city of gold, temples and sex