Next stop: Southeast Asia for some highlights of the public domain images available on the country pages in the CIA World Factbook.
The temple Wat Xieng Thong, Louangphrabang, Laos
The staircase of Phou Si is guarded by nagas (serpent deities), Louangphrabang, Laos.
That Dam stupa (“the black stupa”), Vientiane, Laos
The Burma Railway bridge spanning Khwae Yai River, Kanchanaburi, Thailand, the subject of “The Bridge Over the River Kwai”
Standing Buddha, Wat (Temple) Ubtgarawugan, Bangkok, Thailand at the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok boats
Angkor Wat temple complex, Cambodia
Tree roots, Angkor Wat temple, Cambodia
Fishing the freshwater lake of Tonle Sap, Cambodia
Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh, Hanoi, Vietnam
South China Sea coastline, Vinh Moc, Vietnam
Halong Bay, Vietnam
Sea Temple of Pura Luhur, Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia
