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the wedding, the final installment

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February 23rd 2015
Sunday night was a big party, like a wedding reception. It was held on the grounds of elementary school, and it was really quite fancy. When you arrived, there was a HUGE floral display, with two hearts, and a HUGE photo of Thong and Yeng. Then, there was a table with a big gold coloured vessel, for people to put their gifts in (e.g. cash...). There were 24 people in the receiving line....the phot ... read more

Asia » Laos

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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