This bell, made by monks, uses an old bomb shell. They have found various ingenious uses for the old bombs, dropped during the vietnam war, including sickles and roof tiles.
The other side of road and river April 4th 2008 Once again a week has flown by, so much has happened, more than there is time for in this post, but here goes a snapshot!
Quick picture:
sun. Cross to Laos
mon. Veintiane explore
tues. 98km to Ban Na Keun (or at least i think that was the village name)
wed. 110km to Vang Vieng. And Claire's birthday - hope you got my txt sis!
thursay. walking/caving/tubing
firday. Climbing
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Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng 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
Hi, I travelled through Thailand, Laos and Yunan province of China by bicycle in 2008. I set off from Bangkok solo although came across many cyclist and was joined in China by a mate, Matt and we continued to the China/Tibet border near Deqen. It was a great trip, hope you enjoy the blog.... full info