Wat Saen

Laos - Day 6

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March 5th 2006
Breakfast at Yong Khone restaurant, not so good. Changed some traveler’s checks at a bad exchange rate. Did the major wats in Old City, Wat Pa Houak, Wat Pa Phai, Wat Saen, Wat Xiang Thong. Spent a while exploring Phou Si (“Sacred Hill”), the hill in the center of LP. Saw the wats around the hill and That Chomsi on top of Phou Si. We climbed over 200 stairs. Had Lao pate sandwiches for lunch ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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