Kanchanaburi

23 Mar CHAING RAI TO KANCHANABURI

Allied War Graves Cemetery for World War II POWs

This morning we leave our jungle like hotel in Chaing Rai and fly south to Bangkok. From the airport we drive to Kanchanaburi near the border with Myanmar. We stop at the  Allied War Graves Cemetery for World War II POWs who were used by the Japanese to build the railroad to Burma and although its over 100 deg f we walk through the cemetery and see the many nations represented.  Its a quiet and peaceful place for the many that are buried there.

Long-tailed boat

We then drive to the river at the hotel Resotel Pier and take a long-tailed boat through the unspoiled mountain jungle scenery to our hotel on the river. It has individual bungalows set in the lavish jungle next to the river.  We have dinner at the hotel and relax ready for our tour the next day.