Patouxai - Vientiane

At the end of a long road, which is very much like the Champs Elysees in Paris, stands this four sided arch, which again, like Paris, is similar to the Arc de Triomphe. French influence again!

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Laos

April 10th 2007
Hello everyone 😊 Hope you all enjoyed the nice and depressing Cambodia blog! Thankfully Laos wasn't quite as depressing (although, like Cambodia, it has a landmine problem, has suffered through various wars, and is the most bombed country in the world!!). From the slightly dodgy Phnom Penh we took a flight North up to the capital of Laos, Vientiane. It, along with the majority of places ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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