Kanchanaburi Days - Song of the Koel - CycleBlaze

Kanchanaburi Days - Song of the Koel - CycleBlaze

From Song of the Koel

By Andrea Brown & Bruce Lellman

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January 3, 2026 to January 4, 2026

Kanchanaburi Days

Photo Gallery of our time in Kanchanaburi.

Kanchanaburi Days

Old style Thai coffee making utensils waiting for the next morning to be used once again.

We see a lot of these same kind of fish being roasted the same way. They are coated with salt. It seems that millions of Thais raise these fish in ponds on their land.

This is funny. We always try to break 1000 Baht bills ($30) but every time I try to pay with them people hate dealing with them. Even guest houses that cost 600 Baht the people act like it is the worst thing in the world to try to find change for me. So, we go to 7-Eleven and buy something for 20 Baht and pay with 1000. The cashiers never deny me. They don't want to do it but I think there must be a policy at 7-Eleven to never act like it is a big pain to give change no matter what the customer hands you. But this is the first time I've ever seen a sign saying they will not take 1000 Baht bills. It was at a restaurant.

Every town in Thailand seems to have their own style of street light ornaments.

No idea.

Kanchanaburi was what was called a fortress city. That means it was the first line of defense for, in this case, Ayuthaya in the 18th century. If the Burmese were going to march on Ayuthaya they would first have to take Kanchanaburi.

An amulet dealer.

And this store sells.......white bread. I can't tell what else.

The peaceful River Kwai.

Only six more weeks to Chinese New Year. Better get those gifts!

The old city wall, the full moon rising and an abandoned old paper mill.

A floating restaurant.

Descriptions of what is predominantly on three aisles at Lotus', the hugest store in Thailand.

A sweet traditional Thai coffee seller on the outskirts that we discovered.

The bridge over the River Kwai.

I think Jackson Pollack was here.

An abandoned paper mill that the guard let me wander on the outside of the buildings.

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