Happy Tour to Left, Sad Tour to Right

When I booked our tour day, I told the wacky Aussie who owned the place we wanted a fun and happy tour day, no stops at the World War 2 cemetery, no stop at Bridge Over the River Kwai, no Japanese Death Train and no mistreated caged tigers.

Somehow not all of that got communicated to our guide and our lunch time stop was in Wang Po. Wang Po is a sleepy little spot where the Japanese Death Train drops tourists off after their ride down the railroad. For those of you who haven't seen Bridge Over the River Kwai you can read about the atrocities associated with this train here.
We went to lunch at this sweet little spot that sat on a bluff above the river and had an amazing buffet (Have I mentioned that unlike in China - I have NOT gone hungry here, Thai food is so tasty!)This is the view from the restaurant; those floating huts are guest houses you can stay in. (They've been added to my "next time" list).
While eating lunch we teasingly reminded our guide that we wanted happy tour, not sad, to which he pointed at the view and responded, "happy tour to left, sad to right". This is the view to the right of the train tracks, they say a man died for each railroad tie placed.