Erawan Waterfall and The Bridge on River Kwai
I’ve heard a lot about Kanchanaburi, but we had not planned to make a trip there. BIL called us on Friday morning and asked if we wanted to join them for a trip to Erawan Waterfall and The Bridge on River Kwai in Kanchanaburi. It was a late minute decision, and by the time all of us got ready, it was almost 11am. 
It’s Labour Day, so all of us dilly telly to get ready very slowly.
Anyway, it took us about 4 hours to reach Kanchanaburi due to the traffic, and also we made a few stops along the way. When we finally reached the national park of Erawan Waterfall, it was almost 4pm, and it closes at 4.30pm!!!
You will have to walk for about 700m to reach the waterfall.
There are a total of 7 levels of Erawan waterfall, and if it’s not because of time limitation, we might want to check out the top part of the waterfall.
The first level of Erawan Waterfall.
We decided to rest at level 2 as it’s kind of late, and it’s going to rain soon.
SIL and I couldn’t help to chi chi cham about the girl in tube dress and heels. LOL! Sipeh pat…it’s national park mah, have to walk a lot wan leh…
I think I will need swallow weight loss pills before I can put on a tube dress like her. LOL! Anyway, my kids love the waterfall, and the first thing they did here was to sit down and have their picnic. I didn’t pack much except some fruits, and hubby and BIL bought some junks again. *slap head*
Yippie! I got jelly!
The kids spent most of the time eating only…
So the adults went to take some photos. Here I was at level 2 of the waterfall.
We didn’t jump in the water because….
I was very kiasi of the fishes!
There are a lot of fishes in the water, so I dared not step into the water. Too bad it started to rain shortly after, and we had to leave the waterfall. If you are coming to Kanchanaburi one day, please take note that Erawan Waterfall closes at 4.30pm, so try to come here earlier if you want to explore the top part of the waterfall.
Nonetheless, it was only drizzling, so we managed to snap some photos at the bottom of the hill.
Isabelle and Thong Thong
Justin was busy running around and jumping over the drain. He’s one active boy.
Oh ya, Isabelle’s empty patch at the top is less obvious now…
After leaving the national park, we made a trip to River Kwai to check out the historical bridge.
Mommy said have to check out a famous bridge woh…dunno what is it about, but there is a railway track on it!
Internationally famous, thanks the several motion pictures and books, the black iron bridge was brought from Java by the Japanese supervision by Allied prisoner-of-war labour as part of the Death Railway linking Thailand with Burma. Still in use today, the bridge was the target of frequent Allied bombing raids during World War II and was rebuild after war ended. The curved spans of the bridge are the original sections. A daily train is still following the historical route from Kanchanaburi to Nam Tok Railway Station.
Too bad the museum was closed by the time we reached there, so we didn’t manage to go for a visit.
That’s the bridge over River Kwai behind me and Justin.
Hubby and Isabelle on the bridge and can you see Justin couldn’t wait to go to the other end by himself?
It’s quite dangerous for kids to walk on this bridge, so we didn’t walk across to the other end.
Justin was pretty annoyed about this, but I can’t risk my kids of falling into the river!
So, we let them play by the railway track for awhile. How often do you get to sit on a railway track? 
Before leaving Kanchanaburi, we went for dinner at the restaurant just by the river.
The Bridge on River Kwai
Even if we didn’t spend a lot of time in Kanchanaburi, but our kids had lots of fun. They really enjoyed “exploring” the railway track.
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