Showing posts with label 'The Bridge over the River Kwai'.. Show all posts
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Sunday, May 25, 2014

Rest House, Kithulgala, Sri Lanka.

Flowers floating in a bowl of water greeting the guests.

Serving one's breakfast.



Dr. P.R. Anthonis's Father-in-law's house adjoining the Rest House.



The Rest House at Kithulgala on the road to Nuwara Eliya has a long history. It had its days of glory when David Lean chose this as a base during the filming of the movie 'The Bridge over the River Kwai'. They built a bridge over the river close by and ran a steam locomotive with carriages, over the bridge. The train was blown up over the bridge using explosive charges. The whole scene was covered by more than six movie cameras. The production was a box office draw.