Sangkhlaburi the city of the Mon people

Wangka (also known as Monside) on the other side of the Bridge is well worth visiting. The village was founded by Luang Phor Uttama in 1949 after he fled Burma with 60 other Mon Families. Uttama passed away in 2006 and since then, the village has been in mourning. This only applies to the Wangka, not Sangkhla. Many of the villagers speak Mon as their first language, so they cannot understand our Thai.
Sangkhlaburi is an idyllic place and well worth visiting as it is off the tourist trail and thus great for the tourist who wants to see "real Thailand" (whatever that is). The place is well known to Thais who come here for relaxing weekends away, or alternatively parties on the floating houses. We experienced clashes between Mon and Thai youth on the bridge area.