Vientiane to Luang Prabang
May 27th 2006 After a lovely train ride overnight night, we arrived at the Laos border in the morning and Vientiane (the capital city of Laos) shortly thereafter. Interesting information: Laos (pronounced Lao) was and is referred to by their people as Lao. At some point during France's colonization, the French understood the country to be Laos, which was incorrect but nontheless, officially recorded and, as a
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