Kitulgala - Sri Lanka
Kitulgala was a calm, quiet and sleepy village. The Kelani river flowed down the village. The mornings were beautiful with the mist around. Some years back, a team of foreigners came there. They were looking for a location to shoot a film. The name of the film was " The Bridge over the River Kwai". In the story there was a bridge. A train was running on the bridge. It was carrying soldiers. The bridge was blown up by mistake. It happened during the Second World War. ![The Bridge in the River Kwai](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsmen_oSo1sQr8nujRzqIs07ssFPmvs8YarZuBFEAqt-FGnnHbnNazpkHoHayhxAjeHz1tvkdNVqap2MaFEzq9ZqS2oUExXZx6qTzKMAGlnM7Y3l_V8J0zAioH2OYV0bo7V_Yca2Bg1LX/s320/Kwai_publicity_still.jpg)
![The Bridge in the River Kwai](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsmen_oSo1sQr8nujRzqIs07ssFPmvs8YarZuBFEAqt-FGnnHbnNazpkHoHayhxAjeHz1tvkdNVqap2MaFEzq9ZqS2oUExXZx6qTzKMAGlnM7Y3l_V8J0zAioH2OYV0bo7V_Yca2Bg1LX/s320/Kwai_publicity_still.jpg)
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The Bridge in the River Kwai. |
The film makers like the place. They built a bridge over the river. They laid a track on it. Kitulgala is a popular holiday resort now. Many hotels and guest - houses have come up. Tourists are there throughout the year. They come specially for rafting, water skiing and other water sports.
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