From Chumpon we got the train to Bang Pong which was absolutely rammed and we were thankful we got on early and secured a seat. We did get a bit of hassle from some Norweigian tourists asking us how we managed to get a seat, obviously hinting that they wanted ours but we stood our ground since they were only on for a couple of stops and using the train for fun as opposed to a mode of transport. We also ate a heap of food since we couldn't resist the temptation from the street ladies that came on and had our first drink in a plastic bag - something which I'd seen in South America but it looked so gross back then!
From Bang Pong we got a bus straight away to the town of Kanchanburri, home of the bridge over the river Kwai and steeped with history. We stayed downtown at a place called Nita Rafthouse, a favourite in the old LP but we still hadn't learnt our lesson and once again we were let down. The room was OK and the whole place was built on a floating platform in the river Kwai (hence the name) and had a nice DVD lounge but you could only watch a DVD when they said it was OK and they weren't watching TV which was between around 7 and 9 each night. We decided to watch Deja Vu, something which i thought I hadn't seen but hal;fway through the movie I got just that and realised I'd seen bits of it in the hostel in the Witch's Hat hostel in Perth.
Friday we decided to split and have a bit of retail therapy although the only thing I could justify spending money on was a couple of pairs of nice earrings. We met up at the Death Railway museum which was extremely interesting and informative
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