Changing skyline of Pattaya

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I am a bit of historicus sometimes so last week I took a photo of Pattaya Bay from a point where I have taken the same photo in the past 10 years. The photo above (top ) was made in 2016. The photo under this text was taken in 2010 and the first photo (down) was taken in 2004. At the oldest photo (2004) you can still see the old pier and the new pier being build. On the second photo (2010) the old pier is gone (demolished in 2006) and the new one starts to be used. On the third photo (2016) you can seen the new pier is in full use and that there has been build a huge parking in front of it.


�� Na Kluea, Bang Lamung District, Chon Buri, Thailand

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