Arrival in Laos
On Wednesday we arrived in Vientiane, the capital city of Laos. We're having fun seeking out the differences and similarities with neighboring Vietnam.
We have been amazed by all of the Buddhist temples. Pictured here is a site we visited today, Pha That Luang. King Setthathirat ordered it built when Vientiane was made the capital in the mid-16th century. Unfortunately, it was badly damaged in the 18th century and completely abandoned and dismantled in the 19th but rebuilt in the early 20th. It was regilded in 1995 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Lao People's "Democratic" Republic and radiates from quite a distance.
Tomorrow, we head to the atmospheric city of Luang Prabang, a Unesco World Heritage site.
We have been amazed by all of the Buddhist temples. Pictured here is a site we visited today, Pha That Luang. King Setthathirat ordered it built when Vientiane was made the capital in the mid-16th century. Unfortunately, it was badly damaged in the 18th century and completely abandoned and dismantled in the 19th but rebuilt in the early 20th. It was regilded in 1995 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Lao People's "Democratic" Republic and radiates from quite a distance.
Tomorrow, we head to the atmospheric city of Luang Prabang, a Unesco World Heritage site.
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