National Museum in the old Royal Palace

Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng

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January 16th 2006
Claudette was so enthused by her experience yesterday of giving food to the monks that we planned to get up early to do it again. Alsa, we overslept and were not able to give them anythin. All the same, a procession went past our hotel where a couple of old ladies hand out rice every day to the monks. We watched from our balcony as we finished breakfast. We then headed out to the morning mark ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vang Vieng

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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