Some of the 300 steps to the temple on the hill

Luang Prabang

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January 22nd 2009
Looked round town today. Had an English brekky to start the day off but had Laos tea (still wanted to be a bit authentic). Looked round the palace and some temples today. Not as impressive as some of the ones in Thailand but still beautiful and rather fitting to the somewhat quaintness of the town. We walked up the 300 steps to the temple in the centre of the town and it was a fantastic view o ... read more

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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