* First posted at Y!360 from Sep 24 to Oct 6, 2006. Last edited in Nov, 2019. *
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Photos of Kanchanaburi War Cemetery and River Kwai Bridge
(original photos by the Wangs' Family)
The
slideshow
below was added on Nov-30-2010.
(Click the link and go to Flickr for larger pics.)
In Nov 2019 I also added them to my
Google Album.
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On Nov 30, 2010 I added the photos to my
Photobucket.
On Nov 2, 2019 I added them to my
Google Album.
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* Note:
By now (2019) more and more people feel sorry
to have allowed and welcomed this (or any) coup.
Click
to view larger size slideshow at Slides.com
(Not available anymore even before 2019...)
In Nov 2019 I added the same photos below:
See bigger photos at my
Google Album
(added in Nov 2019, 13 years after our visit!)
These days due to very heavy traffic on the bridge all day long everyday it is IMPOSSIBLE to go to this bridge and take such photos anymore.
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The Old Airport
The New Airport
(* I edited the link in Nov 2019.)
New Airport pics
(* This link was edited in Nov 2019, too. )
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Entry for September 30, 2006
We had downpour in the evening, and it really rained elephants and buffalos.
While we had dinner, suddenly there was noise of a
loud explosion somewhere outside, and power was just...
OUT!!!
It was so dark and we could not watch TV or get on the internet.
Our boys killed time by playing the piano and the guitar -- these
musical instruments do not need electricity.
Except for occasional thunderings and the noise of rain hitting the roofs,
our neighborhood was rather quiet since all TVs and radios and computers were out.
Our neighbors were therefore forced to listen to our "concert".
I hope they did not feel it too much annoying!!!
The music lasted at least 2.5 hours. Actually there
were some good songs!
After power was back, I watched the news on TV,
and saw that traffic jam in Bangkok was terrible due to this heavy rain,
and there was flood not too far from us, which would take another 2 - 3 hours to drain.
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Entry for October 03, 2006
-- It rained elephants and buffalos!
The name of the last typhoon was
Xangsane.
Its meaning in Chinese is
Elephant God.
Its meaning in Thai is
Big Elephant.
No wonder it rained elephants.
I added buffalos, our country's second biggest land animal.
It definitely did not rain "cats and dogs".
I feel so sorry for the death of so many people
and the traumatic experience of their families and friends.
I pray that none of us have to suffer from anymore loss.
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