River Kwai Bridge Festival 2013

[Boycie]

This year to be held between December 6th - December 15th 2013

[Frank La Rue]

Useful info - Thanks

[impulse]

Okay, I'll bite. What's the festival all about, is it worth visiting during the festival, and will the normal places be booked up?

I love K-Buri and don't need a festival to visit. That said, if it's something special (special good, not special touristy), I'd be likely to go.

[davetrout]

remember the diggers

[Kan Win]

Okay, I'll bite. What's the festival all about, is it worth visiting during the festival, and will the normal places be booked up?

I love K-Buri and don't need a festival to visit. That said, if it's something special (special good, not special touristy), I'd be likely to go.

Please have a look at years past of my photos of this great Sound and Light Festival below:-

http://www.pbase.com/win13/ls_kan

Win

[snake24]

Been a very long time since i visited this place with my family.

[CTO]

I went last night, before the "show" starts a video on the "edited" history, some lovely footage of a very old lady who Weary Dunlop had helped as a little girl, may any and all gods bless that man,

However the story of how Thailand put up great resistance to the invading Japanese, until it was obvious many would die, was a bit "hmmmmm"

Then the show, well done, in a front row seat so I could have roasted marshmallows on the flash pots,

Again an "interesting' take on history, with the Thais fighting again hard against the Japs, then the attempts of the POW's to blow up the bridge (any truth behind that? Would love to know) then finally a rather large part about how many Japanese actually helped the locals and prisoners.

Apart from the fantasy parts, a good fireworks show.

I am hoping they'll do something more truthful next year like

Peter Pan

[salavan]

i went last night all i could see was stalls with people selling stuff complete waste of time and 20 baht admission they have the same sort of thing in pattaya and phuket every month except its free rip off wont go again

[apetley]

i went last night all i could see was stalls with people selling stuff complete waste of time and 20 baht admission they have the same sort of thing in pattaya and phuket every month except its free rip off wont go again

The show takes place on the bridge where there is also a spectator area, did you not make it as far as the river?

[salavan]

i went last night all i could see was stalls with people selling stuff complete waste of time and 20 baht admission they have the same sort of thing in pattaya and phuket every month except its free rip off wont go again

The show takes place on the bridge where there is also a spectator area, did you not make it as far as the river?

guess i must have missed it didn't go in the direction of the bridge, was there an entrance fee to see that part or was it included in the 20 baht

[apetley]

 

i went last night all i could see was stalls with people selling stuff complete waste of time and 20 baht admission they have the same sort of thing in pattaya and phuket every month except its free rip off wont go again

The show takes place on the bridge where there is also a spectator area, did you not make it as far as the river?

 

guess i must have missed it didn't go in the direction of the bridge, was there an entrance fee to see that part or was it included in the 20 baht

You can spectate for free from near the bridge or pay for seating on the river bank.

[salavan]

i went last night all i could see was stalls with people selling stuff complete waste of time and 20 baht admission they have the same sort of thing in pattaya and phuket every month except its free rip off wont go again

The show takes place on the bridge where there is also a spectator area, did you not make it as far as the river?

guess i must have missed it didn't go in the direction of the bridge, was there an entrance fee to see that part or was it included in the 20 baht

You can spectate for free from near the bridge or pay for seating on the river bank.

how much is it to pay for seating on the river bank does anyone know

[Kan Win]

Hi Folks,

Have not been yet.

So is the main part of this show on the other side of the river like last year? as you had to walk across the Famous Bridge to get a River front seat. Cost 500 baht last year and free from the Town side of the bridge.

As for the post by CTO sound like last years Thai Kick Boxing show as well.

At least the two Steam Trains are running No. 713 and 715.

Win

[salavan]

just been told it 300 baht but that might be the thai price so could be 500 for farang be interesting to find out

[swissie]

I went last night, before the "show" starts a video on the "edited" history, some lovely footage of a very old lady who Weary Dunlop had helped as a little girl, may any and all gods bless that man,

However the story of how Thailand put up great resistance to the invading Japanese, until it was obvious many would die, was a bit "hmmmmm"

Then the show, well done, in a front row seat so I could have roasted marshmallows on the flash pots,

Again an "interesting' take on history, with the Thais fighting again hard against the Japs, then the attempts of the POW's to blow up the bridge (any truth behind that? Would love to know) then finally a rather large part about how many Japanese actually helped the locals and prisoners.

Apart from the fantasy parts, a good fireworks show.

I am hoping they'll do something more truthful next year like

Peter Pan

Indeed an " interesting take of history". = Thais fighting hard against the japs !

Cheers.

[smokie36]

Hi Folks,

 

Have not been yet.

 

So is the main part of this show on the other side of the river like last year? as you had to walk across the Famous Bridge to get a River front seat. Cost 500 baht last year and free from the Town side of the bridge.

 

As for the post by CTO    sound like last years Thai Kick Boxing show as well.

 

At least the two Steam Trains are running No. 713 and 715.

 

Win

Tickets a hundred Baht....or the buffet restaurants this side of the bridge Win....we didn't bother.

[Kan Win]

Drove over to the other side of the Famous Bridge today by the Chinese Temple and it is like last year, so you said smokie I will not bother as well.

Win