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Real Name: Per
Lives In: Klippan, SE
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Vientiane - the capital city of Laos

by LotusV8 - last update: Apr 4, 2004

The monument of victory -Patpuxay

Monument of Victory
This is the landmark of Vientiane, a 46 m high concrete construction, it was never finished because different problems (war etc...) made the people take care of other issues than building monuments and the lack of money ofcourse.
When we visited Vientiane it was the dry season but it was raining heavily and only 10´ C!! - I wonder how it is during the wet season!
Vientiane is very quiet and the people are very friendly, maybe the most friendly in Southeastasia, they speak in a quiet way, almoust like whispering.
Vientiane was a very strange experience and absolutley a place to visit.
You don´t need to stay more than 2-3 days - then You have seen all of the town.
It is a very poor country, the average income is about 300 $ in a Year.
Tempels of Vientiane

Tempels

Vientiane has many beautiful tempels, and You can easily see them all by foot, like most of the things in town.

Toilets

It was quite fun to see beautiful decorated toilets at the restaurants.
Look at the towel in the right bottom corner - it´s a doll!
Remember to bring toiletpaper, it´s ofthen stolen.
Toilet at Full Moon cafe´

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Pros:"Wonderful and very strange, calm and sleeapy"
Cons:"Not much to do, see or buy"
In A Nutshell:"I´m happy that i spent a few days here!"
LotusV8's Vientiane Travel Tips

OverviewThings to Do
Tips: 5 - Photos: 5
 
Restaurants
Tips: 4 - Photos: 4
Hotels & Accommodations
Tips: 3 - Photos: 3
 
Nightlife
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1
Off The Beaten Path
Tips: 1
 
Tourist TrapsWarnings Or Dangers
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1
 
Transportation
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1
Local Customs
 
Packing Lists
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1
Shopping
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1
 
Sports TravelGeneral Tips

LotusV8's Vientiane Travelogues
Title [Click to view]Travel YearPictures
Tempel pics from VientianeFebruary, 2004 7
Street views from VientianeFebruary, 2004 8
The Lane Xiang HotelFebruary, 2004 5

Comments for LotusV8 about Vientiane
thedouglas Sun Nov 19, 2006 01:20 UTC
 Nice page and some great tips! Have saved some for our next trip!
Sininen Thu Jun 8, 2006 06:44 UTC
 Hej Per! Wonderful page on Vietiane. I really want to go to Laos, maybe in 2008. When will you visit exotic Finland? Grattis på din födelsedag!
Jim_Eliason Sun Dec 18, 2005 10:36 UTC
 Great page, I really want to get back to see more of SE Aisia
magor65 Fri Dec 16, 2005 19:42 UTC
 I hope to go there one day. For the time being it's been nice to read your impressions.
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Vientiane Hotels

  • Cosmo
    Km 7, 13 South Rd., 894-26 Ban Phakhao, Saythany Dist., Vientiane
  • Royal Dokmaidaeng
    Lane Xang Ave, Vientiane
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