The Death Railway, Thailand: More than 90,000 labourers and 16,000 Allied prisoners of wars died during the construction of a 258-mile railway between Bangkok and Myanmar, a horrific episode that forms the backdrop for David Leans The Bridge on the River Kwai. A ride on a surviving section of the route is now a popular activity for visitors to Kanchanaburi, to the northwest of the Thai capital. The train hugs the sides of sheer cliffs, and passes over a number of rickety wooden bridges. Apart from the freaky stories about headless ghosts roaming on the tracks even the actress Nicole Kidman confessed to have being haunted by a ghost during a movie shoot.
Posted on: Fri, 30 May 2014 14:30:01 +0000
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