So were in a place called Kanchanaburi right now which is about 2.5 hours north west of Bangkok.It's most famous for being the town where the bridge over the river Kwai is... if you still don't know then ask your dad, he will have seen the film!We came here with the intention of only staying a night to see the Bridge etc, but on checking with the local tourist offices we found there was so much to do and have ended up staying 3 nights!So after arriving from Bangkok on the bus, we got a taxi/pick-up truck from the bus station to try and find some accommodation down by the river.Our driver took us to 3 different places before finding one that was both cheap and clean... and most importantly had rooms available!We found a lovely little guest house right on the river called VN Guest house, we were offered 2 rooms - one on a floating platform on the river and another brick built place right on the river's edge - we ended up taking the brick built building as the lady said they stayed a little cooler.So we checked in and went to our guest houses restaurant which was on an elevated platform above the river - the views from here are amazing, so good that we ordered some food (rice with stir fried pork and pineapple) a few drinks and watched the sun go down over the river.The next day we woke with the intention of travelling another 1.5 hours by bus to Erewan National Park which is the home to the only 7 tiered waterfall in Thailand, but we got up a little late and after then missing the 11am bus thought we would go the following day, so instead we visited the Allied War Cemetery where the British POW's are buried, the Thailand-Burma Railway Centre/Museum and the Bridge over the Kwai.The cemetery was really sad to see, it basically holds thousands of British and Dutch prisoners of war who died whilst making the railway, hence the reason it's also known as the death railway.The place was so immaculate, the grass was like a bowling green and the line after line of black granite headstones were so pristinely kept with flowers and small plants all in a perfect line, it was like someone had done it with a ruler.We walked round reading each headstone looking at the ages and the details of each solider - the youngest we found was 18 years old - you really can't imagine what some of these guys went through.From here we then went over to the museum to get a little history on the bridge and the making of it before actually visiting it, and we're so glad we did - the place was amazing and gave us the full story and background on how and why it was made and the devastation and deaths it caused, we actually spent a good 2-3hours in there and then decided to walk down to the bridge as it didn't look too far away on the map.An hours walking later we arrived at the bridge, after taking a few photos from a small viewpoint we saw a guy on the side of the road sitting with a baby Leopard!! Yes that's right a baby Leopard! She was amazing and the owner just let us sit with her and stroke her for 5mins or so, she felt so soft and had the most beautiful eyes... I want one!!! A few photos of the bridge and a sausage on a stick later, we caught a taxi (which was actually just a small metal carriage attached to the side of a motorbike!) back to the Guest house to get spruced up as we were heading out to a free hog roast at a bar we saw earlier in the day!

The next day we woke early to catch the 8am bus to Erewan National Park, we arrived at 9.30am and started to walk to the waterfall.When we heard about the 7 tiered waterfall we imagined it just being one big waterfall with 7 small levels to it, but it was actually 7 different waterfalls all running through to each other. So we walked to the first level and it was nothing like I imagined, it was so blue and crystal clear with huge fish in it, and the fish are the ones that suck on your legs and feet and they give you a fish massage, so nice... so we continued another 500m up the track to the next level and again a different but amazing waterfall with huge crashing falls and more sucking fish, this continued all the way up 1500m to the biggest of the waterfalls at the top and it was spectacular! The water came crashing down from 100m above and it was surrounded by caves cut in to the rock and lush green forest, so we took off our clothes and jumped in for a swim which was so refreshing after our 3 hour hike to the top, we then went back down the track stopping at every other waterfall for a dip in the pools!We ended up spending all day at the national park as it was so nice and caught the last bus back to Kanchanaburi for a relaxing last night at our Lodge before heading to Chaing Mai the following day. x