Vientiane

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no offence but why did u post this in the Thai section?

I think Laos and Thai both have the similar language and culture. :)

Luang Prabang

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i think its a beautiful city :)

any bigger version of this one?....Looks like the Arc de Triums in Paris...:)

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This is very nice building that I never expectedd to see one in Laos,...:)

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I was also surprised to see that building from Vientiane.

Luang Prabang is so amazing.. especailly the temples and the nature. I miss it!

quite lovely and peaceful city Luang Prabang is.....lots of people loves it, including me...:)

Vientiane reminds of big Thai provinces. I can't believe that the population there is only 4-5 million for the whole country.

I like the pic with lots of people (celebrating Songkran?) :)

I like Laos very much. I've been there more than three times. People there are nice.

I would like to go there one day. It looks very interesting. Thanks for the pics :)

ooo welcome t-japs

I like Laos very much. I've been there more than three times. People there are nice.


WELCOME THERE T-JAPS !!!!, Enjoy the forum too..:), :wave: :okay:

Vientiane reminds of big Thai provinces. I can't believe that the population there is only 4-5 million for the whole country.

Yeh, belive it or not Iceland population is only 200 000 for the whole country while Rekjavik(the capital) alone conains more than 2/3 of that..:D

I like the pic with lots of people (celebrating Songkran?) :)


OH YEH!...I just noticed that too!!....:D

I like the pic with lots of people (celebrating Songkran?) :)
Yep,the people are celebrating Songkran. :)

any bigger version of this one?....Looks like the Arc de Triums in Paris...:)

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Oh,sorry I will post the bigger version soon. :)

Oh,sorry I will post the bigger version soon. :)


Thanks !!.....It's one of the most famous attraction in Vientiane too...cant miss it..:)

I have changed to the bigger size.

still small....:?

Maybe some problems of my first time in photobucket.com

u might have to re-size it before upload...:)

;) Thanks guys.

Welcome T-JAPS :)

;) Thanks guys.


So, u from Ohio ?...COOL !!....:okay:

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It works now Atom !!...Thanks man!..:okay:

It does looks very nice....:)

Welcome T-JAPS, enjoy the forums!

I like that structure very much.. a fusion of Lao and French architecture. It has a very 'unpolished' feel up close actually.

I wonder if that light brown color on it is from the sand/dirt on the streets. In Bangkok dirty buildings are black, in Laos they are red/brown :)

hey welcome the new forumer. yeah, i think the fushion of Laos and French is pretty good.

Weerl, that's Pratuxay (Pratoochai) used to be the monumment of Anonymous soldiers ... using cement whcih was supposed to used for the airport construction ... but the new regive has removed the sign of Royal Lao Armed Forces out and replace with Thepphanom sign ...

Looks pretty cool indeed, I can tell that Vientien is one well planned city by looking at this pic...:)

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I like Vientiane. One of small capital in the world.

yes.. looks greenly and clean :) i like to go there someday

"Charming" is the word that suits the most for this capital...:)

O wow, Atom! Thank you sooooo much! :) You gave us a rare treat, and I enjoy and appreciate it enormously: pictures of the Laotian capital!

What a beautiful and magical place ... both the city and the country. Jo, you've actually been there? Man, I envy you!

Aquamadoor, Atom posted the pictures here because there still is no Indochina forum. :(

And a warm welcome to T-JAPS also from me. :wave:

Yes, Vientiane could be spelled 'visa-run' for me ;) I rather go there than to Malaysia or Cambodia, despite the cost of entrance.

It is a very peaceful place and I hope it can stay that way even after increased tourism and modernism.

Yes, most people go therre for the quietness and peacefully welcoming atmosphere...:)

More pictures from Laung Prabang

I 've read somewhere that it looks exacty like Chiang Mai fifty years ago.

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What a Magical Place to visit!

I agree, Chiangmai could looks exactly like it, just because they both used to be in the same Kingdom.....right?

not really, even they are the same group of people but they are different kingdoms, the Kingdom of Lan Na (Chiang Mai) and the Kingdom of Lan Xang (Laung Prabang), they sometimes united and shared the same kings or queens.

not really, even they are the same group of people but they are different kingdoms, the Kingdom of Lan Na (Chiang Mai) and the Kingdom of Lan Xang (Laung Prabang), they sometimes united and shared the same kings or queens.


I thought Luang Prabang was in the Lanna Kingdom?

No, it is in Lan Xang kingdom (million elephants kingdom). Lan Xang is also the name that use for Mekong river when it runs through Xishuangbanna, Yunnan.

Mekong river in Luang Prabang, both taken from Phu Si, a small hill at town centre
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So, Lan Chang is ssort of like "twins Sister" Kingdom with the Lanna?

No, it is in Lan Xang kingdom (million elephants kingdom). Lan Xang is also the name that use for Mekong river when it runs through Xishuangbanna, Yunnan.

Mekong river in Luang Prabang, both taken from Phu Si, a small hill at town centre
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BTW : Those pics looks magicle Odonto!!...:drool:

I like those images, they show how it really is up there.

I might live in a rich and modern country but I'm still in many ways jealous of the lifestyle they have there.

I also getting bord of this busy life Jo......But Living there is not a great idea either, it's the kind of place to travel to or visit....not to live, too boring lah...:)

Yeah you both are right, going to Laung Prabang is like watching a good film that just can’t be told. The whole place is filled with the smell of living history. It just like U have gone into a time machine and then came out to the olden day northern Thailand, or Is it just nostalgic part of me?

All of Luang Prabang is tiny, built as it is on a small peninsula between the Mekong and the Nam Khan. Yet even this tiny space has a mountain in it and the city is surrounded by mountains which sweep cool air down at night giving relief from the heat of the day.

I went there twice, and always wanted to go back there again.

the scenery is very beautiful. Chad is right, it's a great place for travel. but it might be too boring to live there, i mean if you are a city kind of person.

Luang Prabang at late night is downright cold!

BTW, I think you guys missed what I was saying ;)
I might live in a rich and modern country but I'm still in many ways jealous of the lifestyle they have there.
= some things are better and some are worse of course, but the zest of it is that we in the west have lost some social qualities in the transition to where we are now.

I went there twice, and always wanted to go back there again.

Thats the exact same feeling foreigners who visited Thiland think...:)

I might live in a rich and modern country but I'm still in many ways jealous of the lifestyle they have there.

Yeh, Lifestyle there is just peaceful, no rush, no hurry, no competing...what else, where elase u want......just enjoying your life in a quiet way...:)

I went to Luang Prabang last year with friends for Songkran holidays....SO GREAT!! The parade and festivities were like I imagine Thailand was decades ago....so wonderful, peaceful...fun.....people actually sprinkling water (not shooting super water canons :) ) Air super clean......and temples and markets and sidewalk cafes wonderful......"L'Elephant" restaurant cool and delicious

We stayed at a nice little hotel called "Villa Santi" http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v417/speedracer7/Other/Santi.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v417/speedracer7/Other/santi1.jpg

We got up really early to make merit by giving food to the monks. I was so surprised because there were hundreds of monks....I bought about four hundred chocolate bars and actually ran out because of the never ending lines! :eek: The next morning I was prepared....

I really like Luang Prabang and hope it keeps its World Heritage character...such a nice break from the fast city.

I'm was so surprised with their so many monks in Luang Prabang too and you will feel like you still live in Thailand :)

Yes Luang Prabang is one of my all time favorite smaller cities, together with Florence and San Francisco :)

My friend and I went to LP and VT a couple of years ago by Van from BKK , It was the best place among my 3 neighbouring destinations ,but so strange that I cannot told why , LP has no world wonder , none of breathtaking structure, not of an elegance luxurious, neither huge urban nor technological advance-ness ...but everything of LP unexplanably gives me an impression to the most, I Love this city so much.

Vientianne doesn`t seem to be poor as it really is.

It doesn't look dirty either

:banana::banana::banana: cả nước Lào được 3 trang chữ này thôi à? chuối quá :banana::banana::banana:

^^ What?

Villa Santi costed 40 USD a night about 10 years ago. Don't know how the rate has hiked up.

:banana::banana::banana: cả nước Lào được 3 trang chữ này thôi à? chuối quá :banana::banana::banana:

If more Thai and andl nettizens are heaidng heere, mroe page will follow Ai Vietcong! :ohno:

^^ I used google translate and still don't understand what he was saying. Does it has something to do with banana in Laos?

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Vientiane

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