Sign at Patuxai

For the benefit of those of you who have not read Lonely Planet Laos, this sign is found under the Arc de Triomphe inspired monstosity in Vientiane. The descriptive way in which it describes the structure's impressiveness is so typically Laos that I had to share it with you.

Vientiane: Sleepy Capital of a Sleepy Country

March 6th 2007
Vientiane: Sleepy Capital of a Sleepy Country “Would you like to go to the morning market?” someone asked, “Very cheap price”. This sudden onslaught of English caught me by surprise as for hours on end I had been surrounded by chatting, laughing and uncharacteristically loud locals on the bus. During the six hour transit from Tha Khek to Vientiane the peak of my conversational interact ... 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

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