webfact Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 The latest tourist attraction in Thailand’s western province of Kanchanaburi, the Sky Walk, which is a transparent walkway over the famous River Kwai, was closed yesterday (Sunday), only one day after it was opened to the public, due to the shortage of special shoes, which all visitors are required to purchase and wear. On its Facebook page, the Kanchanaburi Municipality apologised for the temporary closure, offering an assurance that the pedestrian bridge, which was formally opened at 9.09am on Saturday, will reopen this Thursday. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/sky-walk-attraction-in-kanchanaburi-temporarily-closed-one-day-after-its-official-opening/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-12 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted September 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2022 They must have known this before they started to build this walkway , so why take so long to order the special shoes , it's always the little things and sometimes the big things that let them down.... regards Worgeordie 5 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayWright Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Next headline. "Sky Walk closed due to verruca epidemic." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacknorman Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 no next will be sky walk shut do to disagreement over envelopes and safety issues 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post edwinchester Posted September 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2022 Stay tuned for next weekend's upskirt pics scandal. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaiyaTH Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Yet another ugly development that likely is unsafe or full of rust within years, neither attracts significant figures. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.B Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Why are the news items' photos on this Forum so <deleted>? Could take a better photo on a Samsung Hero! ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtco Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 13 minutes ago, Chris.B said: Why are the news items' photos on this Forum so <deleted>? Could take a better photo on a Samsung Hero! ☹️ I think they call it "avant garde" or "artistic" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyen Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 What is the attraction ? There is nothing to see. Just a non original steel bridge over a dirty river with a load of floating restaurants. Where is the tourist attraction ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 2 hours ago, webfact said: special shoes, which all visitors are required to purchase and wear. Is this in addition to a fee to cross the bridge? Maybe visitors were not aware of this and decided "no thanks". Special price for farangs??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Special shoes reduce attraction upkeep???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post greenmonkey Posted September 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2022 Its a total gimmick anyway... would have made sense to run the skywalk out across the river but instead it simply runs along the side of the river by the pathway. Seems a bit pointless to me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 18 minutes ago, greenmonkey said: Its a total gimmick anyway... would have made sense to run the skywalk out across the river but instead it simply runs along the side of the river by the pathway. Seems a bit pointless to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmonkey Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 15 minutes ago, Enoon said: I quite enjoyed that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.B Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Is their wheelchair access so that all may enjoy this attraction? ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 11 minutes ago, Chris.B said: Is their wheelchair access so that all may enjoy this attraction? ???? Come on now....if it`s beyond them to think about ordering enough special shoes there`s no chance of them considering the needs of disabled folk.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayWright Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Will it go this same way as the last one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 No jumpers yet. Leave the shoes behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 You need the special shoes like Michael Jackson wore so you can moonwalk across the span https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Michael+Jackson+moon+walking&atb=v314-1&iax=videos&ia=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Db6pomaq30Gg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuketshrew Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 3 hours ago, Burma Bill said: 6 hours ago, webfact said: special shoes, which all visitors are required to purchase and wear. Is this in addition to a fee to cross the bridge? Maybe visitors were not aware of this and decided "no thanks". Special price for farangs??? Of course. Don't you know that Farangs have bigger feet? :-)) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eisfeld Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 3 hours ago, jaiyen said: What is the attraction ? There is nothing to see. Just a non original steel bridge over a dirty river with a load of floating restaurants. Where is the tourist attraction ?? I suggest the nearby museum instead. They also have guides. At least when I was there late last year there was a fairly young guy, history student, who was able to tell us in pretty decent english about the history of the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 18 hours ago, webfact said: due to the shortage of special shoes, which all visitors are required to purchase and wear. Amazing Thailand.. special shoes for a walk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phetphet Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 18 hours ago, worgeordie said: They must have known this before they started to build this walkway , so why take so long to order the special shoes , it's always the little things and sometimes the big things that let them down.... regards Worgeordie Sorry. No money to buy shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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