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Colonial Collapse

Here is one of the old examples of French Colonial architecture falling into ruin.
Laos

November 7th 2008
As September came to an end, so did my time at the Tiger Temple. I wanted to stay long enough to witness one of the female tigers give birth, but my Thai visa had run out and I was racking up the fines for each day I overstayed. Just my luck, she ended up giving birth two days after I left, but I would be back to visit. I had about 3 weeks to travel until I had to be in Singapore so I decided t ... read more
Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

Lao or Laotian Flag Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more
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