THAILAND KANCHANABURI. THE BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ก.ย. 2017
- Geoff Carter takes you over the "Bridge of the River Kwai"
in Kanchanaburi Thailand. During WW II, Japan constructed the meter-gauge railway line from Ban Pong, Thailand to Thanbyuzayat, Burma. The line passing through the scenic Three Pagodas Pass runs for 250 miles. This is now known as the Death Railway.
The railway line was meant to transport cargo daily to India, to back up their planned attack on India. The construction was done using POWs and Asian slave laborers in unfavorable conditions. The work started in October 1942 was completed in a year. Due to the difficult terrain, thousands of laborers lost their lives. It is believed that one life was lost for each sleeper laid in the track.
At the nearby Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, around 7,000 POWs, who sacrificed their lives in the railway construction, are buried. Another 2,000 are laid to rest at the Chungkai Cemetery.
Allied Forces bombed the iron bridge in 1944. Three sections of Bridge River Kwai were destroyed. The present bridge has two of its central spans rebuilt. The original parts of the bridge are now displayed in the War Museum.
The Bridge River Kwai became famous all over the world, when it was featured in movies and books. The cliff-hugging tracks and the natural beauty of the surrounding mountains and valleys are well captured in the David Lean movie.
Bridge River Kwai is a tourist destination now. The track is developed into a walkway with side platforms. This allows crossing the railway bridge on foot. These platforms are useful as viewpoints and for avoiding trains. A small tourist train runs back and forth across the bridge.
Every year, River Kwai Bridge Festival is organized to mark the Allied bombing on November 28, 1944. Spectacular light and sound show is the highlight of the festival.
Hope you enjoyed this short movie.
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Brilliant Geoff, I came here with my father quite a few years ago before he passed away. He served in the air forces and one of the items on his bucket list was walking over the bridge over the river kwai. Brought a tear to my eye remembering. Thanks mate, keep them coming.
My father too
Love to see your happy blogs nice one
Amazing and great to see Thailand through your lenses.
Thanks buddy
well done geoff they sure do keep me smiling....
Thought I’d seen most your videos but missed this one. Brilliant film mate
Fantastic Geoff.
Thanks Geoff! So glad you are back, you have such a unique style.
Two thumbs up,good job heffie.:)555
Loving the videos mucker keep them coming
Great vlog .you are back with vengeance.
Thank you Geoff for the adventures and positivity. I'm smiling in Texas.
Another belter Geoff. Keep em coming!
Geoff, you and your videos FanFreakinTastic. I am so glad to see you back in Thailand. Your vids get better and better by the day. Signed, 3 year subscriber.
Its a fantastic place to visit. We were there last March. You must go to Hellfire pass. It is very sad to think of those poor men that built it. As an Aussie I just wanted to reach back through time and hug them all.
love your work mr carter👍you make anything look nice. keep smiling😄
Geoff you're the man when it comes to happy informative vids😬👍🏻
Keep it up Geoff.
Great video Geoff.
Great Video Geoff, thanks a lot!
great to see ya back geoff
Absolutley fantastic
wonderful vid as always Geoffers...TYVM for sharing kid x
Love your VID Geoff Carter❤️
good work Geoff keep it up
Loved this geoff...so interesting...
Thank you....x
Marvellous vid as usual Geoff,love kanchanaburi been 3 times now going again February 👍👍
Love the films Geoff, keep making them they are so entertaining!
Fantastic ✌️🚂🍺🍺
Best vlogger on the Tube! Pure happiness, keep up the good work 👍
Torvald Elletveito Hey pls tell me how to put emoji on TH-cam comments. Love it
Suley Jah I make comments with my IPhone
GEOFF well done thumbs up good vid keep smilling and eating bud
Hi Geoff,
Your cheery presentation always makes me smile, thanks, keep the vids coming.
it was 1987 when i walked over the Kwai bridge , there were part wooden sections then and only a handful of tourists but still marvelous , keep smiling ....
Great video Geoff, I visited the bridge 🌉 five years ago, I expected a more sombre atmosphere considering the history of the railway, but it's still well worth a visit.
Been there, done that. Great capture of the moment. Excellent.
Great movie Mr. Carter , time for a cold Chang.
I went there when in Thailand. Amazing place. Glad it wasn't as busy as that
Great vlog Geoff thanks.
Hi Geoff ,visited about 5 years ago very emotional as i was paying respect to a couple of my uncles who served in the forces ,theres a great museum regarding the building of the railway and hellfire pass and if you take in the war cemetarys with ages ranging from 18 -25 in the most, it brings a tear to your eye a great sacriface made. Also a great cooking school if i remember right its called Apples. and some great bars, have a good time will hopefully be back next songkran. keep smiling.
Geoff Carter No. 1 nice greetings from Germany.....
More great work Geoff thumbs up
Great vlog Geoff, gonna go there myself! Thanks mate!! :)
another Great jeoff carter production good vid,what a Beautifully laid out tourist restaraunt at reasonable prices well done Looking forward to the next one
Look good Geoff. Simon (England)
Cuteness overload at the beggining aww 😊🎸🎶💓
Great movie Geoff! Enjoy them all mate 👍👍
super dooper lemon trooper ..great stuff again sunshine :)
just home from Thailand and catching up on your videos keep up the good work Geoff. nice to have met you on soi 7 in pattaya and had a chat .top bloke gareth from northern ireland
Hi Geoff great video mate, im going back in two weeks again first to pattaya then to kanchanaburi again. Did you manage to find the bullet holes a the far end of the bridge on the left. keep up the good work pal. maybe catch up for a chang dadda chang chang
very nice video Geoff, that old bridge coffee corner look like a nice place for a bit of grub
Wow from The Philippine👊
Just planning my next trip and am going to take the train to Kanchanaburi.. thanks for the video Geoff, very helpful 👍
love your videos Geoff...so easygoing and so enjoyable......keep smiling brother..........
Nice one Geoff have to visit there some day many thanks
Nice one Geoff. That restaurant area looks good for an afternoon's relaxation.
Great film Geoff! and love the easy going description, made me smile! I,m visiting in Febuary will rememember your Guide , Cheers Geoff your a legend! Martyn.
Here I was expecting you to whistle the song from the movie, that would have been amazing! :)
Superb blogs geoff,keep em coming lovely to watch on these cold winter nights.
Cheers Alan all the best mate
Well worth a visit when the Kwai Bridge festival is on, I think its usually November time...
nice video ...
Geoff, great video.....been all over Thailand myself! As many people have commented go and visit Hellfire Pass....many POW's lost their lives here building the railway from Thailand to Burma for the Japanese in WW2. Very moving! Not sure how long your in Thailand for but Ayyuthaya is a great place to visit for the old temples( was once the Capital City)! If your feeling very adventurous what about a visit to Chiang Khan in Loie province on the Mekong River.....not many 'farang' ever see this place as it's mainly a Thai tourist hotspot but it has traditional old houses along the river......it's like stepping back in time 100 years! Anyway, enjoy and 'keep smiling' 😃
indeed many pow`s died and were treated very badly to say the least..but,what people sometimes don`t realise is that over 150,000 "coolies" and their families also perished..they were the forced labour from Malaya..all in all a terrible situation..very moving visiting the area.
Great video Geoff as always, we wished we had had the time to go there on our trip to Thailand. There's always next time ...
I've had a shit day mate .but before you even speak you make me smile mate .top bloke and top videos pal.i seen some your pals from Warrington last week in Scotland on a golfing trip nudge nige wink wink lol 👊👊
There's a little museum showcasing some ww2 events and there's a small entry fee. Interesting museum to visit.!
Food looks great there Geoff :)
Carter! Keep up those good ones m8! Loved your vid about making food outside m8! Did try it...was amazing my friend :-)
Keep up the good work Jeff! And I hope you say hello to Norway in one of ya vids! Stay safe m8!
Hey Geoff. Heading to pattaya end of sept. Love to have a beer with ya. Great vids.
please keep daily vlogs Geoff. as we're heading into winter months to keep up our spirits
cookin on gas Geoff, another brill vid
I ever go there. nice
I had a meal in the restaurant right next to the bridge. The food was tasty enough, but you did feel they were trying to capture the Bridge on the River Kwai experience by dishing up portions the same size as POW rations.
RevStickleback you got the buffet
Hey Geoff, love your videos! Bridge over River Kwai, I was there last year with my family (Thais). My stepdaughter tells me that the two lines- the old one is the original laid by the POW's, and each sleeper, 92,000 of them on the Death Railway, represents a dead POW. Not a lot of people know that! We are off to Buriram tomorrow to meet our new granddaughter, might just bump into you! Keep smiling! Ps, loved your fishing trip! I'll be getting hooked up next week hopefully!
Lol's Fishing Adventures Except every tourist who can read the signs that say so :)
Hello Geoff great video, which train station do I get off for the bridge and by what mode of transport did you use to get there?
A bit commercialized but seems worth going for a visit. Thanks Geoff.
Will you be in Thailand in October Geoff? Simon (England) Always funny and very insightful videos - keep it up!
Great vlogg mate..went there few years ago..also went on death railway where it was built by the POW's onto the mountain side and they say that a POW died for every wooden support put in whilst building it ! visited the POW museum and the cemeterys..kept in imaculate condition.
Am i right but that Bridge was a replica made for tourist reasons as the original is a bit further down river and was blown up in the war ? You have just got me in mood for another visit on my next trip Geoff 🙂
It is the same bridge and not a replica. It was not destroyed by the bombs and was repaired.
I am still waiting for you to try out the relaxing feeling you get when at the restaurant at the VN Guesthouse Geoff.. Kanchanaburi is a great place to explore..
was there april 2017 to drop a locket in the river in remembrance to my brother who passed away the previous year
Keep smiling :)
Alec Guinness blew the original one up.
All those old stories from soldiers of hardship and strife ....and they've got all you can eat buffets restaurants and coffee shops!
To be fair to Geoff, I don't see how he could. The place looks more like Alton Towers
Sir, which camera you are using for this blog.
One of the best vlogs about "Bridge over the River Kwai"
Kev where did you get the train from and how much please,thanks mate.
Jeffrey have you been to the prison camp museum, would love to see it, maybe you could film it, thanks
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Well done again. Echo others, and take the train up to Hellfire Pass, well worth it.
For all the flogs swearing, get a life. Geoff brings happiness to many, so you knockers can take a long walk on a short pier......plonk., the world is a better place
What hotel did you stay at Geoff please or any recommendations for a nice hotel not to far from the bar and food area please?
I really cant remember, it was just one i picked off Agoda.com. Last minute. There are loads on the main street all pretty similar. 👍👍👍👍
interesting bid Jeff, Vince mc mahon Devon, I went there in 1989
Has Goeff gone back to the Uk?
All the way Bulgaria Geoff!
250 baht's a bargain, but I keep waiting for that moment in my life when I really accept that you don't have to kick the arse out of a buffet, and it isn't a bargain if you're uncomfortable for 12 hours.
250 Thai bar for lunch I'm going there mate thanks mate
Always thought Alex Guinness blew the bridge up.....
If you want to meet some real nice people go here.
Hey Geoff will be in Pattaya on 16th September will be staying at Sabai Inn behind samui@samui.Hope to see you and have chang together my treat.it'll be great I'm one of ur biggest fan.Greeting from Muscat cheers mate.
this is a different bridge than what the prisoners of war built in WW2 correct?
Looks like they may have a food health department there. Everything looks so clean and fresh around those food stalls. NOT LIKE IN INDONESIA!!!
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Another interesting movie well done Geoff it's a thumbs up from me 👍
Not the original bridge that Alec Guinness built ?
The movie was filmed in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). The bridge in the film was near Kitulgala.
not the original bridge anyway, there are some remnants though
cronulla70 Thanks mate.just A cynical tourists trap?remember the film it was made of wood? Alec Guinness and William Holden didn't have a metal shop!
neil chetwood
It's the original bridge. The two central spans which are angular, instead of curved, are the only parts renewed.
A temporary wooden bridge was constructed alongside at the same time, but is no longer in existence.
It's not a tourist trap and offers only low key night life. Visit Rob's One More Bar for good local information and Brett's Triple BBB Bar for great Western food.
Mark Davies There is a piece of the original wooden bridge in the museum. About 15 feet of it is all that's left. Will be there soon to pay my respects.
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Love your vlogs but this has been covered by so many vloggers mate theres only so many things you can vlog about that about another 100 have