Shoe shortage closes new River Kwai skywalk
published : 12 Sep 2022 at 16:12
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Piyarat Chongcharoen
The new skywalk along the River Kwai was closed only hours after it was opened, after running out of the special shoes visitors must buy to use the attraction.
The skywalk was opened on Sunday.
Muang Kanchanaburi Municipality announced its temporary closure only hours later because it could not provide enough shoes for the large number of visitors.
The skywalk along the river, properly known as the Kwae Yai River, will reopen on Thursday, the announcement said.
The municipality does not charge an entrance fee to the skywalk. Visitors are required to buy footware provided by the local administration for 60 baht a pair to walk along the 12-metre high and 150-metre-long walkway. They can take the shoes home afterwards.
The new tourist attraction gives visitors a view of the confluence of the Kwae Yai and Kwae Noi rivers in Muang district. The two rivers then form the Mae Klong River, which flows into the Gulf of Thailand in Samut Songkhram.
Kanchanaburi hopes it will be an added drawcard, and bring more visitors to the province.
Vocabulary
- attraction: something that creates interest and brings people to see it - การดึงดูดความสนใจ
- confluence: the place where two or more rivers flow together and become one - ปากน้ำ บริเวณที่แม่น้ำ ลำคลอง ไหลมาบรรจบกัน
- drawcard (noun): an attraction, a feature, quality or person that makes something seem interesting and enjoyable, and worth having or doing - แรงดึงดูด,สิ่งหรือบุคคลที่ดึงดูดความสนใจ
- municipality: a town, city or district with its own local government - เทศบาล
- require: to make somebody do or have something, especially because it is necessary according to a particular law or set of rules - บังคับใช้ (กฎหมาย) กำหนด
