Adelaide Airport
4 sierpnia 2007, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °COff to Singapore and Thailand this time!
Off to Singapore and Thailand this time!
We spent a few days shopping in Singapore. I didn't take pictures, for some reason.
Bangkok,Thailand!
We were met at the airport by a local guide (Paul) who we had engaged to show us around and turned out to be really amazing and knowledgable, as well as becoming a friend
Bangkok Czytaj więcej
On to the Amphawa Floating Market via a fantastic long-boat ride through miles of canals!
The markets were very touristy, but still interesting..
A drive out of Bangkok to the village of Samut Songkhram, where we browsed through the food stalls and tried to converse with the locals :)
Surprise! All of a sudden the market stall owners moved Czytaj więcej
Bang Pa-In Royal Palace, also known as the Summer Palace, is a palace complex formerly used by the Thai kings.
Truly beautiful, very serene away from the hustle and bustle of Bangkok
We next visited the Ancient City of Muang Boran in Samut Prakan.
Very cool and buddhist :) and very pretty too.
The next day we took a long drive, out to Hellfire Pass, where numerous atrocities were committed against Allied and Asian troops by the Japanese in the name of building a supply railway.
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Coming back from Hellfire Pass we spent time in the Memorial Museum. Fascinating, but a bit depressing and morbid.. The Cemetaries were beautifully maintained.
After leaving the Museum, we drove to spot which was made famous by the movie "Bridge over the River Kwai", where we played "dodge the train".