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Last days in Laos, Vientiane

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March 21st 2009
I'm working backwards quickly to update you all on goss, just abt to leave Laos to northern Vietnam-Hanoi. Spent last 2 days in capital of Vientiane-very french city, much quieter than any other city we've been to so far. Vistied a Buddha park in the rain-our 1st raindrops :-), and were lucky to arrive when French music festival in town so we enjoyed that with locals on our 1st night and had a me ... 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