Wat Xiang Thong

Lovely Luang Prabang

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March 1st 2008
Just spent our first full day in Luang Prabang and as the title of the blog suggests it is lovely. It is a very chilled out kind of place with loads of great restaurants and cafés. It also has a great night market where I have bought far too much stuff. It is NEVER all going to fit in my rucksac! Today we visited some temples including Wat Xieng Thong which is one of the best temples we have vi ... 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