Temple across from the palace

Just another capital city - thoughts and reflections

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July 25th 2012
I have been to many capital cities, though ironically never my own. One thing I've noticed however is that most capital cities are more or less the same and are popular only because they are a capital. This is definitely the case with Vientiane. I traveled to this city after my time tubing in Vang Vieng in order to catch a flight to Vietnam. I stayed one day and that was plenty as the city doe ... 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