Kanchanaburi and Erawan National Park

A ride with the 3rd class train from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi was a very interesting experience.
On the way the railway passes just few centimeters from buildings and trees - definitely something not to be seen in Europe. 

We were also impressed with the amount and quality of food and drinks provided by the local vendors selling their products in the train. You do not have to worry about starving during the 3-4 hours trip :-)

We stayed at the Jolly Frog (200bth room with a fan and ensuite bathroom) that was clean and good value for the money :-) View from the Jelly Frog garden 

and our terrace:

The biggest nearby attraction is the river Kwai Bridge.

"There is a slight technical problem with the Bridge on the River Kwai:  It crosses a river all right, but not the River Kwai.  Pierre Boulle, who wrote the original book, had never been there.  He knew that the 'death railway' ran parallel to the River Kwae for many miles, and assumed that it was the Kwae which it crossed just North of Kanchanaburi.  He was wrong - It actually crosses the Mae Khlung.  When David Lean's blockbuster came out, this gave the Thais something of a problem.  Thousands of tourists flocked to see the Bridge on the River Kwai, and they hadn't got one, all they had was a bridge over the Mae Khlung.  So, with admirable lateral thinking, they renamed the river.  Since 1960, the Mae Khlung has been known as the Kwae Yai ('Big Kwae') north of the confluence with the Kwae Noi ('Little Kwae'), including the bit under the infamous Bridge." (source)

 On the next day we traveled to Erawan National Park :-) It is definitely something to recommend, especially if you do it on your own, with the public transport (a bus). Do not forget your swimming suit :-)

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