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Viewing Vientiane

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November 14th 2014
Laos has a different feel, it seems more serene. Yesterday's trip of the city involved quite a lot of temples Buddhas and monks, carvings on tree trunks the victory arch ,( if there is any war going on Laos seems to get involved in it ) and a weird Buddhist/ Hindu park where Dad and I ascended to heaven through a hole in a pumpkin on top of which stood the tree of life. After death you pick a fru ... 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