Excursion to Kanchanaburi (1 or 2 days)
A popular excursion from Bangkok is a trip to Kanchanaburi. The province is best known for the Burma railway and the cemetery of honor. But there is more: natural beauty, Mon village, Sai Yok waterfall, Lawa cave, the river Kwai. And then relax in your hammock on your floatel.
Kanchanaburi: enjoy beautiful nature
Kanchanaburi, a province three hours' drive north of Bangkok, has beautiful nature, including cascading waterfalls and rare birds. All this in the middle of the lush jungle that you will find in the national parks such as the famous Erawan and Sai Yok park. The heart of the area is the famous River Kwai.
Train journey from Kanchanaburi to Nam Tok
A ten-day stay of a befriended couple from the Netherlands leads me to make a trip to Kanchanaburi again. The River Kwai. The only nice thing there is the train journey from Kanchanaburi to Nam Tok, fifty kilometers towards Burma.
The famous Mon bridge in Sangklaburi (video)
The Mon bridge over the lake at Songhlaburi is a special attraction. At 850 meters long, it is the longest wooden bridge in Thailand and the second longest pedestrian bridge in the world.
Mini Angkor Wat in Kanchanaburi: Muang Singh Historical Park (Video)
Almost everyone knows Kanchanaburi from the River Kwai and the railway, yet this province has even more interesting sights such as, a kind of mini Ankor Wat. Remains of the former Khmer kingdom.
Video Kanchanaburi Erawan Waterfall (Reader Submission)
We have been to Thailand several times but never to the Erawan waterfalls. So just visited this one. We arrived early and enjoyed the peace, beautiful nature and of course the waterfalls.
Video Kanchanaburi in November 2022 (reader submission)
Thailandblog readers, Arnold and Saskia, regularly submit beautiful homemade videos to the editors. Arnold tells us the following: After 3 years we were finally able to visit Thailand again last November. We started our journey in Kanchanaburi. Here is a video of the sights and beautiful nature. We enjoyed.
Kanchanaburi is only 125 kilometers from Bangkok. But what a difference. The city is located at the confluence of the rivers Kwae Noi and Mae Khlong. From here to the border with Burma lies the largest jungle area that Thailand still knows. Of course you must have seen the Bridge over the River Kwai.
The heavily clouded sky on the war cemeteries in Kanchanaburi on 4 May was an excellent match for the commemoration of the fallen in the Second World War. On that occasion, about forty Dutch people expressed their appreciation for the fact that thousands in Thailand also gave their lives. Dutch, Australians, English (just to name a few countries) and many, many Asians. They are usually paid less attention at commemorations.
The Dutch war cemeteries in Kanchanaburi
A visit to Kanchanaburi War Cemetery is a captivating experience. In the bright, shimmering light of the Brazen Ploert blazing mercilessly overhead, it seems that row upon row of the clean-lined uniform gravestones in the trimmed lawns reach to the horizon. Despite the traffic in the adjacent streets, it can sometimes be very quiet. And that's great because this is a place where memory slowly but surely turns into history...
Kingfishers or kingfishers?
A horrible day in the car. All the way to Kanchanaburi. Late in the afternoon we arrive in the Sayok Nature Reserve. It's just as cold here as in the North.
NPO Doc: Trail of 100.000 dead (video)
Today, August 15, the Netherlands commemorates all victims of the war against Japan and the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies during World War II.
Julius Ernst, KNIL veteran of the Burma Railway
Gringo wondered if there were any Dutch survivors who worked on the Burma railway. There are. One of those survivors is Julius Ernst, a KNIL veteran who was over 90 years old, who was imprisoned in the Rintin camp. Last year Dick Schaap made an interview with him for Checkpoint, a monthly magazine for and about veterans. On Thailandblog the complete story.
Remembrance Day 2021 Kanchanaburi
Every year on 15 August, the official end of the Second World War in the Kingdom of the Netherlands is commemorated and all victims of the war against Japan and the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies are commemorated. The embassy would like to inform the Dutch community in Thailand that due to the COVID-19 measures, the honorary cemeteries in Kanchanaburi will be closed at least until August 18.
Wreath laying during Remembrance Day in Kanchanaburi
Yesterday, August 15, 2020, the honorary cemeteries in Kanchanaburi commemorated the end of World War II for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and all victims of the war against Japan and the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies were commemorated.
KNIL veteran Julius Ernst on the Burma Railway
You have read the pre-announcement of the Remembrance Day on August 15 in Kanchanaburi, a beautiful tradition that is very rightly maintained by the Dutch embassy in Thailand.
Agenda: Commemoration August 15, 2020 in Kanchanaburi
On August 15, we honor the victims of World War II in Asia through commemorations and wreath-laying in Kanchanaburi and Chunkai.