National museum

Royal Palace Museum

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March 4th 2010
We had a pretty lazy day today just wandering around exploring the town a bit. We booked a couple of tours for Friday and Saturday so that we can get out of town and explore the more rural surrounds a little bit too while we are here. After a bit of shopping at the Hmong craft market and some salad baguettes for lunch we visited the Royal Palace Museum. When we arrived, Bernie noted that someo ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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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