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Mrigadayavan Palace is Located midway between Cha-am and Hua Hin, Phetchaburi province, about 130 km from Bangkok. Mrigadayavan Palace is “The Wooden Palace”, it was constructed under the Royal command of HMK Rama VI (Vajiravudh) in 1923 and used as the Royal Summer Seaside Palace during his time. Marigadayavan Palace was proudly billed as the longest Golden Teak Palace in the world and often referred to as “The palace of love and hope”. The palace consists of 3 two-storeyed wooden pavilions connecting to each other, all facing out to the sea. Admission Fee : 30 baht for adults, 15 baht for children Bicycles for Rent : 20 baht

another 1 hour by boat to the island. This island is situated about 35 kms. away from “Samet Island” but use different pier. Many activities such as skin diving, walk around the island in the morning, kayak boat and banana boat at extra or just laid by the beach quietly spending time with someone or yourself. This place is a place for sea lovers who seeks for peaceful vacation. Do not expect night life or five stars faculities there but spending time here is truly comfortalbe and difference. http://www.pantip.com/cafe/blueplanet/topic/E7995974/E7995974.html

Sai Yok Noi Waterfall or Khao Phang Fall is about 2 kilometers from the present end of the 'Death Railway' line which is called Nam-Tok Station. Sai Yok Noi is a waterfall in the Sai Yok district 77 Kms. from Kanchanaburi, Thailand. It is the most popular attraction of the Sai Yok National Park for domestic and foreign tourists alike. The immediate vicinity features a Buddhist shrine, a train and section of rail tracks of the Death Railway that once serviced the area, a highway rest stop, and a small market geared toward travellers.

The ancient prehistoric civilization flourished in the western part of Thailand dates back to several tens of thousand years. From Kanchanaburi province especially in the basin of the two branches of the Kwai Yai and Noi rivers, many archaeological objects have been discovered. One of the most important sites found in the Kwai Noi River basin is an ancient city site named Muang Sing. The important discoveries made near the ancient city remains include prehistoric human skeletons together with metal tools, vessels and ornaments; brick bases of the Dvaravati period architecture; and the laterite ruins of the13th century. This Muang Sing must have been an important outpost of Angkor as it was mentioned in the Prasat Phra Khan inscription made during the reign of King Jayavarman VII. At present, Muang Sing on the bank of the Kwai Noi River is included in Muang Sing sub-district. The vestiges of the ancient city comprise several layers of rectangular walls and moats, having Prasat Muan

Hellfire Pass is the name of a railway cutting, famed for its cost in life, on the Death Railway in Thailand, known by the Japanese as Konyu cutting. It was built in World War II, in part by POWs. Work by torchlight at night gave the pass its name. History The Konyu cutting was a particularly difficult section of the line to build due to it being the largest rock cutting on the railway, coupled with its general remoteness and the lack of proper construction tools during building. A tunnel would have been possible to build instead of a cutting, but this could only be constructed at the two ends at any one time, whereas the cutting could be constructed at all points simultaneously despite the excess effort required by the POWs. The Australian, British, Dutch and other allied Prisoners of War were required by the Japanese to work 18 hours a day to complete the cutting. Sixty nine men were beaten to death by Japanese and Korean guards in the six weeks it took to build the cutting, and many

Wat Yai Chaimongkhon Wat Yai Chaimongkhon Initially , this monastery was constructed by King U-thong in 1900 B.E. to accommodate the monks that once were ordained from Phra Wanratana Mahathera Bureau in Ceylon. This denomination is called "The Pakaew Group". Thereby this monastery was named "Wat Pakaew". Later on many people were faithful in this denomination. Many of them were ordained the monks of this denomination so that Pakaew Group became prosperous rapidly during that time. Phra Rachathibodi then appointed the director of this sect as the right-sided patriarch named "Phra Wanratana" while "Phra Putthakosajarn" held the position of the left-sided patriarch. Since the patriarch stayed here, this monastery was named "Wat Chao Phayatai". The ubosot of this monastery was the place where King Tianracha had prayed for the throne before he could beat Khun Worawongsathiraj, another candidate for the throne. In 2135 B.E. in the reign o