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Tuesday, November 07, 2023

The Bridge on the River Kwai (Death Railway) Kanchanaburi Province (late upload) 11-05-2023 (Sunday)

The Bridge on the River Kwai (Death Railway)

The Death Railway in a nutshell is a horrendous part of Thailand’s history that was created by the blood and sweat of WWII prisoners of war (POWs) and Asian slave laborers. In WWII, the Imperial Japanese Army had taken over

South East Asia and accumulated tens of thousands of skilled and healthy prisoners of war, who were later used as laborers to support their war effort one of the major projects that these

POWs were funneled to work for constructing a railway. These men, along with many other Asian laborers simply looking for work, were assigned to build the railway. It originated in Thailand and cut across to the Burmese war front to aid in the Japanese invasion of India.

It was originally named the "Thailand-Burma Railway", it earned the nickname “Death Railway” because over one hundred thousand laborers died during its 16-month construction between 1942 and 1943. Once completed, it stretched 250 miles from Ban Pong, Thailand to Thanbuyuzayat, Burma. Many more died while remaining in the POW camps until 1945.

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London Street in Pattanakan Bangkok

Hello everyone!🤗

Welcome to my new blog about London Street here in Pattanakan Bangkok.

London Street at Pattanakarn Road is a Community Food Mall in Bangkok that replicates the atmosphere in the UK with its signature landmarks like Big Ben and other architectural features surrounding the building. It offers a variety of restaurants for shoppers to dine in while also providing different photo spots.

It was my first time, so I was quite curious about what was inside. We went to Le Petit, a coffee shop, and ordered pancakes with berries, whipped cream vanilla ice cream, and hot coffee. It took about 30-40 mins to serve so we chatted about the place and had our group pictures together while waiting for our orders. The coffee is so tasty and I love the pancakes.