telling mummy

Praying Buddhas

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February 5th 2010
This was ... hmmmmmmm... I'm not quite sure what word to use to discribe this day. Ermmm long prehaps. It started early because we had to get to go to one of the remote monastery on the other side of the river. Can you feel the joy that I was! Let me give a rather unenthusiastic woo hoo so that you can feel that joy of today. The start was rather funny, we had to get into the boat that we d ... 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