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Old 06-05-2006, 20:23
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35) Bridge on the River Kwai - Unlike the structure depicted in the film, the bridge (and this is the original, repaired after it was bombed by the allies) is steel and concrete. The wood and bamboo structure that inspired the film was actually a temporary bridge built by the Japanese army while the steel bridge was under construction. It was eventually dismantled to ease river traffic.
42) You can walk across the bridge - bearing in mind the dire warnings and occasional rail traffic.
43) Bit of a precarious walk, with drops between the rail sleepers straight into the river on either side. No safety railings or netting :I asked a couple of times how many people they lost each year, never got a reply...
48) Bridge from the far bank, not much to do but walk back, a few elephants to feed/ride.
49) Theme-park style watchtowers mark the railway stop and tourist souvenir market.
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