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Vientiane and The Rest

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June 15th 2006
Capitol city! Capitol town? Yes, town. A slightly overgrown town. We barely left the couple blocks around where we stayed in Vientiane. Oh well. It was the expensive expat portion of town. Oh well. We saw only the two major sites in the city. We were at least obligated to see the temple because it's the big temple on all the money. The arch was on the way back. Oh well. I think Lao peo ... 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