Today we got up early and left to go for breakfast. The Thais have sensational eateries that we as farangs don’t really frequent as they are in areas that are off the beaten tourist track. Apart from the food being sensational it is also cheap. Today we had bowls of soup, rice and more, shared between three for seven dollars. Doesn’t get better than that.

Then it was off to Kanchanaburi, the location of the bridge over the river Kwai. Well, there are actually quite a few bridges over it. This one is a dedicated rail bridge and is purported to be in the same spot as the bridge we all know from WWII. Apparently the original got blown up. The Japanese then made amends after the war.

These days said bridge sees hundreds of people traipsing all over it each and every day. Throw in a train for good measure and now all that’s missing is the whistling of the Colonel Bogey March.

We also went to the Erawan Falls. Anyone who’s ever seen an actual waterfall will not miss out not seeing these falls. The park though, is very well maintained. The latter being facilitated by the fact that farangs pay three times the gate rate than the locals. It was here that we decided to stock up on fried chicken and papaya salad (som thum) and meander down to the falls.

Great day had by all and I only had to pay for fuel and food and lodgings. Not a bad deal really….