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1994
Laos South East Asia
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Vientiane
I would have liked to go overland via Dien Bien Phu but that was not possible so I flew. It was only a one hour flight.
This is the Pratuxai or Victory Monument built in 1969 to honour the Lao who had died in pre-revolutionary wars.
Below left is the ancient, and neglected, That Dam or Black Stupa said to be inhabited by a seven headed dragon.
Below on the right, Wat Hai Sok with its multi-tiered roof.
This is the famous Haan Kheuang Deum Mixai or Mixai Drink Shop also known as the Russian Club where soviet expats used to hang out in the communist era.
When I got there it was full of Australians who were putting the finishing touches of the Friendship Bridge between Vientiane and Nong Khai, that had just opened a few months before.
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