Sunset over the Mekong

Day 24-25: Vientiane, Laos

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February 22nd 2009
Thursday, February 19th, 2009 After we got our Vietnamese visas we headed to the bus station to catch a bus to the "Buddha Park". An eccentric guy had combined various eastern religions and built a ton of statues from all of their gods. We weren't too excited about it, but is was something to do. At the bus station we found the right bus but it was packed, and the tuk-tuk drivers kept ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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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