Hello everyone :) Hope you all enjoyed the nice and depressing Cambodia blog! Thankfully Laos wasn't quite as depressing (although, like Cambodia, it has a landmine problem, has suffered through various wars, and is the most bombed country in the world!!). From the slightly dodgy Phnom Penh we took a flight North up to the capital of Laos, Vientiane. It, along with the majority of places in Laos, had a very French feel to it. For a capital city is was extremely small and quiet, but compared to the rest of Laos it is pretty big. We spent 4 nights in the capital and took in the usual sights. Saw a few wats (temples), and other monuments. Overall though the place was pretty dull. After our Stint there we caught a bus 3 hours north
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