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Vientiane Photos
Gary on the banks of the Mekong river. That's Thailand in the background, with some ominous clouds looming (that probably soaked us later). It's a very quiet capital - you wouldn't believe from the reeds that this is actually the riverside walk at the centre of town!
Of course Laos was once a French colony, and this inspired some fantastic baguettes, and some less fantastic town planning. This is the Patouxi: Laos' answer to the Arc de Triomphe. Complete with pictures from the Ramayana and spiky Lao adornments. It's at the end of a road that doesn't quite match the Champs-Elysees...
They do like gold paint out here! This is the Golden Stupa of Pra That Louang - one of Vientiane's most celebrated Buddhist complexes (and a symbol of Laos we've been told). And everything possible is covered with Gold. Not very French.
Gary on the banks of the Mekong river. That's Thailand in the background, with some ominous clouds looming (that probably soaked us later). It's a very quiet capital - you wouldn't believe from the reeds that this is actually the riverside walk at the centre of town!
Of course Laos was once a French colony, and this inspired some fantastic baguettes, and some less fantastic town planning. This is the Patouxi: Laos' answer to the Arc de Triomphe. Complete with pictures from the Ramayana and spiky Lao adornments. It's at the end of a road that doesn't quite match the Champs-Elysees...
They do like gold paint out here! This is the Golden Stupa of Pra That Louang - one of Vientiane's most celebrated Buddhist complexes (and a symbol of Laos we've been told). And everything possible is covered with Gold. Not very French.
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