Bistro in old building

Day 16-17: Pak Beng to Luang Prabang, Laos

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February 12th 2009
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 We woke up very early with the crowing of the rooster just outside our room. The walls in the guesthouse were paper thin, so if someone in the next room moved it sounded like they were inside our own room. The village was rather busy during the night. Luckily the generators cut out at 10pm so the karaoke bar next door went quiet early! There were still some l ... 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