Kanchanaburi Cemetery
Death Railway
Riding the Death Railway in Thailand from Kanchanaburi, home of the famous Bridge over the River Kwai. The name comes from the amount of POW’s that died during the construction of the railway over 70 years ago, there are almost 5,000 tombstones in the cemetery at Kanchanaburi alone.
It is said that each railway sleeper used on the track equals the death of one person during its construction. It is predicted that around 90,000 people died during the construction of the railway. The above picture is taken at one of the most perilous points.
This post is in reply to the daily post photo challenge On the way.
Further reading:
Sommarøy
The Norwegian Landscape
More of the Norwegian landscape from these fellow bloggers:
The View of Tromsø
Looking over Tromsø there is a view point where you can see the city and the surrounding landscape. The top of the mountain is easily accessible by way of a Norwegian priced cable car that runs every half an hour. Even though it is slightly expensive the view is well worth it.
Above is a panorama I took using my phone, perfectly connected. I am not even sure how it works but some how it does. Below is a panorama I made by printing the photographs and connecting them myself. Even though it is flawed I enjoy the process and the final image.
What do you think? Which one do you prefer?
Enjoyed this? Then take a look at my post Landscape Vs Cityscape.
Sunset Over Tromsø
More panorama’s HERE.
Test Run
See more photographs from Norway at my post The Norwegian Landscape and Sommeroy.
Troll Hunter
Driving in Norway took so much longer as we had to stop every five minutes to take photographs of the impressive scenery. Not sure who this guy is meant to be but I like to think if troll hunters where real this is what they would look like.
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Crossing the Border
I have been living in Northern Finland for the last six months and now the snow has finally cleared it was time to make a trip. The five hour drive north to Tromsø, Norway. It was the beginning of May but that didn’t stop it from snowing the night before.
I had seen much of the Finnish landscape while driving from Helsinki last year and it can easily be summarised, lakes and trees. And lots of them. But then I was told about the landscape around Kilpisjärvi and how beautiful it was. I wouldn’t necessarily consider this as typical Finnish scenery as it was pretty much Norway or Sweden being that close to their borders, but it was beautiful none the less.
It was surprising how quickly the landscape changed once we crossed the border into Norway. Finland had been grey and dull but 10 km after the border the clouds cleared and made way for clear blue skies. The hills grew from rocky outcrops and became magnificent mountains. The weather was warmer, the snow on the ground was gone and only lay on the mountain sides. It was obvious, Norway was better.
More from Norway HERE.
The City Walls
Our Shadows Will Remain 