Kanchanaburi - Part 2

As you have probably noticed by now, we like to stay 'refreshed' during our travels, and in Kanchanaburi our watering hole of choice was the imaginatively titled 'Pool Bar' (imaginative because it had neither a pool table nor a swimming pool). However, the food was good, the beer was cheap and the staff were very friendly. Plus, they showed different movies every night. We watched a 'thriller' called Red Eye (don't bother) and, oddly, a film called 'To End All Wars' about the construction of the Death Railway!

Another 'must-see' for us whilst we were here was the Erawan Waterfall, situated in the nearby Erawan National Park. The waterfall drops 1500 meters over seven levels, the first six levels being reached by a relatively quickly ascending track through the forested cliff sides, and the seventh by a final bit of rock scrambling!

If waterfalls are your thing (and when it's this hot, they're definitely ours!) here are a couple of piccies:

Our final trip was to a place called Wat Paluangtabua Yannasampanno, better known as the Tiger Temple, a tiger conservation project run by a Buddhist monk.

Whilst there is no doubt that the salvation of tigers is a good cause, we had mixed feelings regarding our need to pose with and stroke the chained animals for the sake of a 'photo opportunity' and decided to take our few snaps from a distance instead.