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A tour group that's way bigger than ours. - IMG 6129
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I had never heard a word of this, but evidently during WW2, the Japanese (who had taken over Thailand and basically everywhere else in Asia) decided they needed a railroad to Burma, so they took some western POWs and a whole lot of Asian laborers and basically worked them to death building the thing. They hacked out this pass with hand drills in something like three weeks. - IMG 6131
looking up from bottom - IMG 6132
our mini-group - IMG 6134
Leslie and view - IMG 6135
an overlook from the Hellfire Pass museum - IMG 6137
And for the less depressing part of the day: waterfall swimming in Erwan National Park. - IMG 6138
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This place reminded me very strongly of Hamilton Pool outside Austin, just slightly more tropical. (http://www.texasoutside.com/hamiltonpic.htm) - IMG 6140
I actually took my camera out into the water to get this pictures--not the smarted move, maybe, but it turned out just fine. - IMG 6141
flora - IMG 6142
falls - IMG 6143
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Level 4 (of 7)--we were swimming in level 3. - IMG 6147
The fish that would come and nibble you if you stood still. Catie loved them. - IMG 6149
Level 2 - IMG 6150
A day trip to Ayuttaya: who's that hiding in the roots of the Bodhi tree? - IMG 6152
Who else would it be? - IMG 6153
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some ruined temple action - IMG 6155
more Buddha - IMG 6156
Buddhas with missing pieces - IMG 6158
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towers of various sorts - IMG 6163
Looking up through Bodhi tree leaves: how could you hang out here and not reach enlightenment? - IMG 6164
venerated roots - IMG 6165