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Then and Now

Look at and compare the below side-by-side photos.  The photos on the left are those that I took between 1972 and 1974.  The adjacent photos directly to the right were taken while I stood at the same location in 2001 or 2005.  Simply click on each photo to enlarge it.

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Main Gate of Ubon Air Base - 1973
Main Gate of Ubon Air Base - 1973

On the Beach near Rayong - 1972
On the Beach near Rayong - 1972

Bang Saen Beach - 1972 (Looking North)
Bang Saen Beach - 1972 (Looking North)

Bang Sean Beach - 1972 (Looking South)
Bang Sean Beach - 1972 (Looking South)

Paiboon at Ubon Temple - 1973
Paiboon at Ubon Temple - 1973

Temple in Ubon - 1973
Temple in Ubon - 1973

Main Gate of Ubon Air Base - 2005
Main Gate of Ubon Air Base - 2005

On the same beach near Rayong - 2005
On the same beach near Rayong - 2005

Bang Saen Beach - 2001 (Looking North)
Bang Saen Beach - 2001 (Looking North)

Bang Saen Beach - 2005 (Looking South)
Bang Saen Beach - 2005 (Looking South)

Same wife / Same Location - 2005
Same wife / Same Location - 2005

Ubon Temple - 2005
Ubon Temple - 2005

Ubon Street Corner near where we lived - 1973
Ubon Street Corner near where we lived - 1973

Ubon: going towards the Air Base - 1973
Ubon: going towards the Air Base - 1973 / Look closely, There's an ESSO gas station on the right

River Kwai Bridge from a boat down-river - 1972
River Kwai Bridge from a boat down-river - 1972

Entrance to Cave Temple on banks of River Kwai - 1
Entrance to Cave Temple on banks of River Kwai - 1972

At the entrance to the Bridge on the River Kwai -
At the entrance to the Bridge on the River Kwai - 1972

Entrance to Newland - 1972
Entrance to Newland - 1972

Newland - 1972
Newland from the intersection looking towards the entrance - 1972

Picture shot from the same location - 2005
Picture shot from the same location - 2005

Shot from the same location in Ubon - 2005
Same location in Ubon - 2005 // Look closely and you can see the same ESSO station on the right

Bridge on River Kwai from down-river - 2005
Bridge on River Kwai from down-river - 2005

Same Location - 2005
Same location - 2005 / Note the shelter added over the Buddha Statue

Entrance to River Kwai Bridge - 2005
Same location shot in 2005

Same Location - 2005
Same Location - 2005

Newland 2005
From the intersection in Newland looking towards the entrance - 2005