Summer 2009

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These plaques help describe a bit about the cemetery. Note that Indian troops were involved in the construction, in addition to what I normally think of as the Allied troops.

 

 

Across the street from the War Cemetery is a church that seems to feature Indian style architecture. That was a rather interesting sight--not something I'm accustomed to seeing much in Thailand.

 

 

Also across the street from the War Cemetery is the Death Railway Museum. After seeing the movie Bridge on the River Kwai, it's easy to focus on the bridge. In reality, most of the deaths occured during the construction of the railroad in general.

Judging by the sign outside the museum, it would appear that there is some misinformation floating around out there. Or maybe someone would simply have us believe that, and also believe that they are authoritative and accurate. I'm really not sure, just a thought...

 

 

As I got closer to the bridge on my walk, I came across a War Monument that had been dedicated by the Japanese. It was rather interesting to see the build date--February of 1944, which was still during the war.