Kaeng Khoi is in Saraburi Province, north of Bangkok. On 3rd April 1945, Canadian B24 bombers flew from Burma to destroy the Japanese railway marshalling yards at Kaeng Khoi Junction. As is still the case, many dwellings were located next to the railways, and tragically there were 200 civilian fatalities that night. The town now holds a festival on 2-4 April each year to commemorate that fateful day and pay homage to lives lost. There are craft stalls, food stands (hundreds more in the market over the road), and live bands. The crowning glory is a sound and light show across the river. To add to the spirit of the occasion, folks dress in period costume, which for ladies is usually a floral frock and straw hat, and for gentlemen - fedoras, white shirts and braces to hold everything in place!

Below: the Caves at Wat Tham Phrathat Charoen Tham

Above: The Manasikarn centre for Buddhist understanding and meditation.