Kanchanaburi - Part 3

We left the Tiger Temple at around 3pm-ish continuing our trek east. Time was slipping away fast and it was Sunday, with school starting back the next day so we didn't have much more planned. And we still had a 2-3 hour drive back home. We made it back to Kanchanaburi around 3:30 and spent some time checking out the Bridge on the River Kwai. This was exciting, especially for Andy.

The bridge that we visited is not the original bridge from 1944. That bridge was bombed and rebuilt a few times during World War II. A few sections of the actual bridge are located in a nearby museum. We will visit that next time too. You can read more about it here, or here.

We explored the span of the bridge and a little beyond the banks. Andy kept putting his ear to the tracks so he would be able to tell when the train was coming. 

 

 

 

Since we didn't really eat lunch and we had a long drive ahead of us we decided to go ahead and eat dinner, even though it was only about 4pm. We walked over to the Bridge restaurant and had a great view while we enjoyed our yummy Thai food. I ended up purchasing 2 of the glasses that we used as souvenirs, and for only 60baht each (about $2) I think it was a great deal.

 

While we were enjoying our lunch the best thing ever happened, the train crossed the bridge! 

Andy loved it!

 

Bellies full and 5baht popsicles in hand we headed home. We made it around 7pm, just in time for baths and bed on a school night. Can't wait to head back to explore Kanchanaburi more.