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Sorry I was so remiss in my correspondence the last month and a half but the schools opened again on 1 November and these days I'm a very busy bee. I don't have direct access to the internet, at home or work, so I got a bit behind on my newsletters. I hope you all understand.
November was a good and full month. I went to Karnchanaburi province twice for short, weekend excursions. As I told you before, Karnchanaburi is known for the world famour River Kwae Bridge (pronounce it Kwe).
The first time I went with the bank ladies. Friday late-afternoon, after work we set off for Karnchanaburi. We were all so excited and full of beans, literally and figuratively, that I drank too much coffee and couldn't fall asleep that night.
Five 'o clock the next morning I was rudely awakened by a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed morning person. We were supposed to make the six 'o clock train she tried to explain. The poor Thai ladies had never seen a grumpy "falang" before and I think they were quite alarmed. If you awaken this sleeping bear so early in the morning you have no one but yourself to blame. I'm definitely not a morning person.
We took a train ride on the "Death Railway". The Allied Prisoners of War build the bridge for the Japanese during the Second World War. The Allied soldiers died like flies while they built it (watch "Bridge on the River Kwai").
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As a "falang" I had to pay 50 Baht while my Thai friends only had to pay 7 Baht each. Milk those bloody foreigners, I say!
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We also went to look at the well-known bridge on the river Kwae and afterwards we ate lunch at the "floating" restaurant (built on rafts on the river). There were stalls with the most beautiful freshwater pearls. I wished mom was there so I could buy her something. When you come visit I'll take you, mom.
