Mekong sunset

Quiet day in Vientiane

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August 11th 2016
After running around seeing most of the major sites of Vientiane over the past couple of days it was time for something more sedate so a visit to the national museum was in order. It is only a couple of blocks from the hotel, but then just about everything in Vientiane is only a couple of blocks from the hotel. The museum is a long two story colonial building that apparently became the national mu ... 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