Kanchanburi

Our trip to Kanchanburi

So, it had been awhile since last ventured out of Bangkok, and Alicia's birthday was just around the corner. So, us gals decided to take a weekend trip to Kanchanburi, which is about a 2 hour bus ride from Bangkok. We made friends with a nice taxi driver that took us all the way to Kanchanburi. He helped Zoey practice her Thai because she's practically fluent in it. On the other hand, the rest of us listened a lot and tried our best at learning new words like pineapple! :)

Poster on various toilet stretches that you can do in a restroom along the way to Kanchanburi


We all woke up the next morning, ready to get a start on our day. We ate at a cool little backpacker restaurant and then decided that we wanted to head to the waterfalls, which were about 50km away from where we were staying. We had heard that you could simply catch a bus there...only 40 baht (about 1 dollar and 30 cents), so we opted for that. As we stood by the side of the road, we couldn't believe our luck! It only took us 10 minutes or so to find the right bus going to Erawan falls, so we were finally on our way. It took about 2 hours to get there, but it was well worth it!

Hitchhiking our way to Erawan Falls....I mean taking the bus to Erawan Falls. Wait for us!! :)


View from the bus on our way to Erawan Falls


This sign couldn't get any better!


No, we did not photoshop ourselves in there!


These fish like to attack you while you're in the water. Well....they don't really attack you as much as they like to suck on your skin!!


Yeah, we swam under that waterfall. :)


You can actually slide down this rock! So much fun!




These are pictures from the WWII cemetary dedicated to the prisoners of war who built the Death Railway when the Japanese overtook Thailand and Burma. We went here after our trip the waterfalls.




Sunset view from our guesthouse


The next morning, we attempted to get an early start, but we ended up being lazy and not managing to get a ride to a place where we could bamboo raft. As a result, we thought we'd check out the Bridge on the River Kwai. Once we were there, we took a mini train across the bridge, which happens to not be the original. It was super touristy, but we ended up making more fun by renting a boat to take us up the river. On our trip, we stopped at a place called the Monkey School. Apparently, you can watch them perform. We didn't see a show, however, we did get to pet Joy! She's so sweet! :)

A memorial to the people who died in completing the Death Railway and the River Kwai Bridge.




View from the boat as we floated our way down the River Kwai


Buddhist Temple along the river


The best way to drive a boat....laying in a hammock!


Meet Joy!




It's amazing how much their hands look like human hands.


Awwww Joy! She loved being scratched under her chin!