Vientiane

Vientiane

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February 7th 2009
Vientiane is the capital city of Laos. It's pretty boring for a capital city. Most of the travelers that we came across advised us not to spend much time here, but we decided to spend one full day to check it out. So this morning Maren and I woke up early and went to the Talat Sao market in hopes of some good shopping. Instead we found aisle after aisle of gold jewelery and plenty of knock-off pur ... 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