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Luang Prabang

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September 27th 2012
It is the low season here so the temples and the sites were pleasantly quiet. The first day here started with a walk around the market. The market sold the banana leaf and marigold presentations. These are offerings to the Buddhas and they are left outside temples and on little stands outside the houses. We also passed the mighty Mekong river. We saw the slow local boats that go to Vientiene - ano ... read more

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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