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Death Railroad near the cliffs

The death railroad was built by POWs taken hostage by the Japanese in WW2. It was to provide a supply line to the Japanese forces through Burma. Many foreigners, including Australians, Chinese, etc, died building it. It still stands today, and Natalie the tour guide said they still use portions of it. Kinda chilling. Scary too. Jarrett is a history teacher, so this was a big highlight on this trip.
The death railroad and Krasrae cave
The death railroad and Krasrae cave		 and restaurant of course
and restaurant of course		 our dining area, overlooking the railroad
our dining area, overlooking the railroad		 Gotta eat lunch
Gotta eat lunch
i think this was pork and ginger and chicken curry, and noodles and vegetable tempura
i think this was pork and ginger and chicken curry, and noodles and vegetable tempura		 and soda of couse.
and soda of couse.		 the railroad
the railroad		 its still being used
its still being used
the inner rail was the old one
the inner rail was the old one		 the outer the new one
the outer the new one		 long way down.
long way down.		 c'mon, its safe
c'mon, its safe
photo
photo		 i forgot how long it is
i forgot how long it is		 more rail
more rail		 kinda falling apart
kinda falling apart
mr history teacher re-living history
mr history teacher re-living history		 more rail
more rail		 one last one
one last one		 i think this said cave or something
i think this said cave or something
there's the cave
there's the cave		 weird formations
weird formations		 and the buddha of course
and the buddha of course		 ring the bell for good luck
ring the bell for good luck
he needs a lot of it
he needs a lot of it		 keep ringing it!
keep ringing it!		 there's the buddha again
there's the buddha again		 whats with the stink eye?
whats with the stink eye?

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