Vientiane - Arc de Triumph

Vang Vieng - Vientiane, Laos

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July 24th 2006
July 24, 2006 We woke up in Vang Vieng, Laos on our 2nd wedding anniversary in a hot, stuffy, dirty room! Yuck! However, we managed to get ourselves out of there and on to Vientiane, the capital, to enjoy our anniversary evening. In the morning we hung around Vang Vieng with our British friends, Michelle and Andy, for a few hours and then decided to hop on a bus and get to Vientiane. We paid $5 ... 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