Mar 16 - The Rail Road

Mar 16 - The Rail Road
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Roy and Martin on March 16^th, our second day at The Royal River Kwai Resort and Spa. and we took a train ride.

	Our very nice beds at the hotel. Roy and Martin liked it there.
	Martin having a lovely breakfast overlooking the pool. The mythical figures on the lawns are a recurring theme.
	Our restaurant at the hotel. Really lovely outdoors in the heat. Time to Take off to the railway station.
	Off to the railway station at Kanchanburi.
	Martin at the railway station, the entrance. Well seated in the train, happy Roy is ready for his trip. Martin ready to take photos out of the window.
	The barren, dry landscape of Kanchanburi. The area has been hit by a drought when the monsoon last year failed. In the town itself, there are numerous locomotives. This is one of them.
	Another locomotive. We got a snack pack included in the ticket. Nice and clean.
	The river itself. See the whole movie here. Rice paddies along the tracks.
	The tracks are piled up to upgrade the railroad. Agriculture landskape.
	Stables of tracks along side the rail road. Gutters for flood waters.
	More agriculture. House boats on the river.
	One of many stops alongside the tracks. Thamkrasae stop.
	Green roofing, whatever is underneath. Freshly plowed fields.
	Extra price for tourists. More gutters.
	Another train waiting to be used. End station on the line, Nam Tok.
	Coach sign on the return train. No alcohol on the train. Heavy fines if you do.
	Public coach. Little girl and her Mom.
	Martin and the little girl. Martin with the little girl and her Mom.
	Certificate of remembrance. Baan WangTakian School next to the line.
	Homemade bike for local use. The locomotive that pulled us up the hill.
	River view. Wang Pho station.
	Sign of an international school for children. Another cabin next to the river at the end station.
	Play ground. The river itself. Not the one in the movie which was further up the river.
	Another bridge detail. The tracks.
	Memorial of fallen American soldiers killed by the Japanese in the camp. Original entrance to a coffee bar.
	Martin having a soothing beer after almost 5 hours on the train. Back and forth. The details of the bar.
	The girls serving us. Martin and the cheeky one.