![Welcome to the Lao People's Democratic Republic - Vientiane Airport](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651300.qYi4YsQY.BKKFeb07046.jpg) Welcome to the Lao People's Democratic Republic - Vientiane Airport |
![Welcome to Vientiane Capital - VTE](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651301.nhXJmExE.BKKFeb07048.jpg) Welcome to Vientiane Capital - VTE |
![Vientiane Novotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070715.vZS3Cmve.LaosFeb07247.jpg) Vientiane Novotel |
![Spirit House, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651304.nd5fJ9As.LaosFeb07046.jpg) Spirit House, Vientiane |
![Spirit House, a very nice restaurant along the Mekong, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651303.TDZzDEon.LaosFeb07042.jpg) Spirit House, a very nice restaurant along the Mekong, Vientiane |
![Kuay at the Spirit House, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74887693.N38VvINo.LaosFeb07044.jpg) Kuay at the Spirit House, Vientiane |
![Ourdoor patio overlooking the Mekong, Spirit House](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651305.EU58K4it.LaosFeb07047.jpg) Ourdoor patio overlooking the Mekong, Spirit House |
![Motorbikes](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74888752.9yDnxbLi.LaosFeb07227.jpg) Motorbikes |
![Mekong fishermen](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74888754.jYa7FClC.LaosFeb07229.jpg) Mekong fishermen |
![Mekong at Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74888759.Ymt6Zt0G.LaosFeb07233.jpg) Mekong at Vientiane |
![Beerlao](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74888756.NCRZl6Gu.LaosFeb07231.jpg) Beerlao |
![Sunset over the Mekong, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74888761.Wrft4snV.LaosFeb07237.jpg) Sunset over the Mekong, Vientiane |
![Sunset over the Mekong, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74888762.5vOiWKhw.LaosFeb07239.jpg) Sunset over the Mekong, Vientiane |
![Mekong River at Vientiane - the main channel during low water season is along the Thai bank](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651324.JLV1vpcg.LaosFeb07226.jpg) Mekong River at Vientiane - the main channel during low water season is along the Thai bank |
![Gateway to the Pha That Luang area](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651400.VZfSrbK2.LaosFeb07514.jpg) Gateway to the Pha That Luang area |
![Gateway, Pha That Luang, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651401.AfdUF2hq.LaosFeb07517.jpg) Gateway, Pha That Luang, Vientiane |
![Gateway, Pha That Luang, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651402.SPmDT4ND.LaosFeb07520.jpg) Gateway, Pha That Luang, Vientiane |
![Gateway, Pha That Luang, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651308.SKShFEOw.LaosFeb07151.jpg) Gateway, Pha That Luang, Vientiane |
![Late afternoon sun and the Buddha on the gateway near Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651428.hDrWi9ue.LaosFeb07567.jpg) Late afternoon sun and the Buddha on the gateway near Pha That Luang |
![Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651403.22Wvcith.LaosFeb07521.jpg) Pha That Luang |
![Sheem](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651398.vdHdXCBn.LaosFeb07511.jpg) Sheem |
![Nhort Zor Pha](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651399.lHGVXQTw.LaosFeb07512.jpg) Nhort Zor Pha |
![This building is to the left as you walk towards Wat That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651404.OW5lO7QF.LaosFeb07523.jpg) This building is to the left as you walk towards Wat That Luang |
![King Setthathirat in front of Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651425.CBdt6TRl.LaosFeb07562.jpg) King Setthathirat in front of Pha That Luang |
![King Setthathirat ruled 1548-1571 and built Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651426.mLXyAn4a.LaosFeb07564.jpg) King Setthathirat ruled 1548-1571 and built Pha That Luang |
![King Setthathirat in front of Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74888742.dbsNQuFj.LaosFeb07199.jpg) King Setthathirat in front of Pha That Luang |
![Pha That Luang - Great Sacred Reliquary or Great Stupa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651427.3OiLuqQR.LaosFeb07565.jpg) Pha That Luang - Great Sacred Reliquary or Great Stupa |
![Pha That Luang, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651429.qCvTZ607.LaosFeb07568.jpg) Pha That Luang, Vientiane |
![Pha That Luang, Lao national monument](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74887991.OdKTeD9l.LaosFeb07155.jpg) Pha That Luang, Lao national monument |
![Pha That Luang, built in this form in 1566](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74887992.VmfIThlz.LaosFeb07160.jpg) Pha That Luang, built in this form in 1566 |
![Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651309.gpj37uti.LaosFeb07156.jpg) Pha That Luang |
![Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651310.Uvjmecwf.LaosFeb07161.jpg) Pha That Luang |
![Kuay, Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651311.Gm1eqfev.LaosFeb07184.jpg) Kuay, Pha That Luang |
![Detail, Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74887993.DWPJHhkf.LaosFeb07169.jpg) Detail, Pha That Luang |
![Detail, Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74887994.moC2Cp4q.LaosFeb07175.jpg) Detail, Pha That Luang |
![Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74887995.TpN6DbGJ.LaosFeb07176.jpg) Pha That Luang |
![Kuay, Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74888730.lJWuHFSj.LaosFeb07180.jpg) Kuay, Pha That Luang |
![The galleries around Pha That Luang have paintings for sale like this, the Plain of Jars](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74888735.qkfOMAJF.LaosFeb07181.jpg) The galleries around Pha That Luang have paintings for sale like this, the Plain of Jars |
![Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74888737.4K6XzEJV.LaosFeb07186.jpg) Pha That Luang |
![Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74888739.Gz3hyVFw.LaosFeb07188.jpg) Pha That Luang |
![Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74888740.a6FCzqRT.LaosFeb07194.jpg) Pha That Luang |
![Pha That Luang was abandoned in 1828 after Vientiane was sacked by the Siamese](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651312.BcYLD3PU.LaosFeb07185.jpg) Pha That Luang was abandoned in 1828 after Vientiane was sacked by the Siamese |
![Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651405.mhzOI3Je.LaosFeb07525.jpg) Pha That Luang |
![Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651406.tOKI0yAw.LaosFeb07528.jpg) Pha That Luang |
![Pha That Luang was restored to its present form 1931-1935](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651407.wiWbMNiX.LaosFeb07529.jpg) Pha That Luang was restored to its present form 1931-1935 |
![Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651408.e0zLNXBU.LaosFeb07531.jpg) Pha That Luang |
![Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651409.RFlFpCHV.LaosFeb07532.jpg) Pha That Luang |
![Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651410.QPiwqNSj.LaosFeb07534.jpg) Pha That Luang |
![Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651411.NnpzUVDj.LaosFeb07536.jpg) Pha That Luang |
![Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651412.GbQphN28.LaosFeb07539.jpg) Pha That Luang |
![The cloister around Pha That Luang was added by King Anouvong, early 1800s](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651413.8HzF5pDL.LaosFeb07542.jpg) The cloister around Pha That Luang was added by King Anouvong, early 1800s |
![Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651414.MBZsegvA.LaosFeb07547.jpg) Pha That Luang |
![Pha That Luang after closing time](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651415.FAviBYjL.LaosFeb07549.jpg) Pha That Luang after closing time |
![Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651416.5myoodjq.LaosFeb07550.jpg) Pha That Luang |
![Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651417.qPJvabvu.LaosFeb07551.jpg) Pha That Luang |
![Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651418.X4oiOWls.LaosFeb07552.jpg) Pha That Luang |
![Pha That Luang, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651424.CXLqTLJk.LaosFeb07558.jpg) Pha That Luang, Vientiane |
![Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651422.5Vlb7yKa.LaosFeb07556.jpg) Pha That Luang |
![Wat That Luang Neua](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651419.Rqh4hiP9.LaosFeb07553.jpg) Wat That Luang Neua |
![Wat That Luang Neua](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651421.IEfMzZAk.LaosFeb07555.jpg) Wat That Luang Neua |
![Wat That Luang Neua](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651420.M7q46ejS.LaosFeb07554.jpg) Wat That Luang Neua |
![Wat That Luang Neua](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651320.GFLIHVrY.LaosFeb07212.jpg) Wat That Luang Neua |
![Detail, Wat That Luang Neua](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651313.Ure8LnLk.LaosFeb07202.jpg) Detail, Wat That Luang Neua |
![Wat That Luang Neua](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651314.zmK6HxML.LaosFeb07204.jpg) Wat That Luang Neua |
![Wat That Luang Neua](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651316.ASnQIWyq.LaosFeb07205.jpg) Wat That Luang Neua |
![Kitten, Wat That Luang Neua](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651317.ofJgEZsc.LaosFeb07207.jpg) Kitten, Wat That Luang Neua |
![Offerings at a temple](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651319.zzTa6VIH.LaosFeb07208.jpg) Offerings at a temple |
![Temple detail](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74888744.xMcaMFZi.LaosFeb07209.jpg) Temple detail |
![Lao pupils walking home from school](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651423.sWwCLlBS.LaosFeb07557.jpg) Lao pupils walking home from school |
![Streets behind Pha That Luang](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74888746.bqxO5V0r.LaosFeb07210.jpg) Streets behind Pha That Luang |
![Wat That Luang Tai](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74888748.Dhaye5DL.LaosFeb07215.jpg) Wat That Luang Tai |
![King Fa-Ngum ( The Kingdom of Lao Lane Xang )](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070716.sOzUf9KJ.LaosFeb07251.jpg) King Fa-Ngum ( The Kingdom of Lao Lane Xang ) |
![King Fa-Ngum, founder of the Lao kingdom of Lan Ch'ang in 1354](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651325.Y4TsmOe0.LaosFeb07250.jpg) King Fa-Ngum, founder of the Lao kingdom of Lan Ch'ang in 1354 |
![Parkview Executive Suites, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070718.G9aIZJSG.LaosFeb07254.jpg) Parkview Executive Suites, Vientiane |
![Parkview Executive Suites, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070717.QO33FjAt.LaosFeb07253.jpg) Parkview Executive Suites, Vientiane |
![Lao License Plate](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070719.c7AaEctE.LaosFeb07255.jpg) Lao License Plate |
![Lao License Plate](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/74888750.Fgy5IzTg.LaosFeb07222.jpg) Lao License Plate |
![Sengdara Western Business Administration, Thanon Setthathirat, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070720.P0XKEZF9.LaosFeb07258.jpg) Sengdara Western Business Administration, Thanon Setthathirat, Vientiane |
![Wat In Paeng, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070721.ugH9bsOJ.LaosFeb07263.jpg) Wat In Paeng, Vientiane |
![Wat Inpeng, Thanon Setthathirat](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070722.3DpFl0uK.LaosFeb07264.jpg) Wat Inpeng, Thanon Setthathirat |
![Wat In Paeng](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070723.X2cmUyE2.LaosFeb07265.jpg) Wat In Paeng |
![Wat In Paeng](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070724.P3xORDR7.LaosFeb07266.jpg) Wat In Paeng |
![Wat In Paeng](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070725.9LCgrQlr.LaosFeb07270.jpg) Wat In Paeng |
![Thanon Setthathirat, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070726.QTpYuXzy.LaosFeb07271.jpg) Thanon Setthathirat, Vientiane |
![Wat Ong Teu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070727.PhVUVQJE.LaosFeb07272.jpg) Wat Ong Teu |
![Sangha College, Wat Ong Teu, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070728.VKuwQLQa.LaosFeb07273.jpg) Sangha College, Wat Ong Teu, Vientiane |
![Wat Ong Teu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070729.YWP6aeF4.LaosFeb07274.jpg) Wat Ong Teu |
![Wat Ong Teu bell tower, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070730.zeG1bUBG.LaosFeb07275.jpg) Wat Ong Teu bell tower, Vientiane |
![Wat Ong Teu bell tower, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070731.t9XhJHJM.LaosFeb07276.jpg) Wat Ong Teu bell tower, Vientiane |
![Wat Ong Teu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070732.fptyewVX.LaosFeb07278.jpg) Wat Ong Teu |
![Wat Ong Teu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070733.N1avhYrt.LaosFeb07279.jpg) Wat Ong Teu |
![Wat Ong Teu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070734.L2S2ABfN.LaosFeb07280.jpg) Wat Ong Teu |
![Wat Ong Teu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070735.7W180hzB.LaosFeb07281.jpg) Wat Ong Teu |
![Wat Ong Teu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070736.69RpZoCP.LaosFeb07284.jpg) Wat Ong Teu |
![Wat Ong Teu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070737.yvVWe960.LaosFeb07288.jpg) Wat Ong Teu |
![Wat Ong Teu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070738.SQoo9zhr.LaosFeb07289.jpg) Wat Ong Teu |
![Thanon Setthathirat, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070739.gUJHducJ.LaosFeb07292.jpg) Thanon Setthathirat, Vientiane |
![Nyak giant guardian, Wat Mixai](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070740.V2umZbp5.LaosFeb07293.jpg) Nyak giant guardian, Wat Mixai |
![Wat Mixai](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070741.WIzIK08N.LaosFeb07294.jpg) Wat Mixai |
![Lao paintings for sale, Thanon Setthathirat, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070742.SRJkkPHc.LaosFeb07298.jpg) Lao paintings for sale, Thanon Setthathirat, Vientiane |
![Lao paintings for sale, Thanon Setthathirat, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070743.DHkKqKRf.LaosFeb07299.jpg) Lao paintings for sale, Thanon Setthathirat, Vientiane |
![Lao Women's Union](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070744.ZPggAx7Z.LaosFeb07300.jpg) Lao Women's Union |
![Lao Women's Union, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225735.6e1JDViH.LaosFeb07364.jpg) Lao Women's Union, Vientiane |
![Thanon Setthathirat, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070745.h626f6Xy.LaosFeb07301.jpg) Thanon Setthathirat, Vientiane |
![Motorbike parking, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070746.T062Nk2t.LaosFeb07303.jpg) Motorbike parking, Vientiane |
![Fountain Circle, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070747.UC559C0r.LaosFeb07304.jpg) Fountain Circle, Vientiane |
![BMW motorcycle, Fountain Circle, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225739.tDAYK4bT.LaosFeb07369.jpg) BMW motorcycle, Fountain Circle, Vientiane |
![Motorcycle parked in front of the Scandinavian Bakery, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225740.kIVU51sm.LaosFeb07370.jpg) Motorcycle parked in front of the Scandinavian Bakery, Vientiane |
![New York license plate 19JL46](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225741.uwpHiE1D.LaosFeb07371.jpg) New York license plate 19JL46 |
![The Vietnam Center for Culture, Fountain Circle, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225742.6tXNxfU2.LaosFeb07372.jpg) The Vietnam Center for Culture, Fountain Circle, Vientiane |
![National Library, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070748.IDkT6tCA.LaosFeb07306.jpg) National Library, Vientiane |
![Vientiane Jama Masjid - Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070749.KI03GAwt.LaosFeb07307.jpg) Vientiane Jama Masjid - Mosque |
![Vientiane Jama Masjid - Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070750.wiChGN5v.LaosFeb07308.jpg) Vientiane Jama Masjid - Mosque |
![French colonial building,](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75070751.JlaDLUf4.LaosFeb07309.jpg) French colonial building, |
![Lao Telecom Service Center, Numphu, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225694.FlVoycCv.LaosFeb07310.jpg) Lao Telecom Service Center, Numphu, Vientiane |
![Long Life , The Lao People's Democratic Republic](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225695.pKL0pZrf.LaosFeb07313.jpg) Long Life , The Lao People's Democratic Republic |
![Presidential Palace, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225696.r5V7JI6h.LaosFeb07314.jpg) Presidential Palace, Vientiane |
![Lao Presidential Palace, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225724.CYqjfGUs.LaosFeb07345.jpg) Lao Presidential Palace, Vientiane |
![Haw Pha Kaew, built by King Setthatirat in 1565 and destroyed in 1828 by the Siamese](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225755.etmQcliC.LaosFeb07397.jpg) Haw Pha Kaew, built by King Setthatirat in 1565 and destroyed in 1828 by the Siamese |
![Haw Pha Kaew, the former Royal Temple was the former home of Bangkok's Emerald Buddha](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225708.rRQzwP0c.LaosFeb07328.jpg) Haw Pha Kaew, the former Royal Temple was the former home of Bangkok's Emerald Buddha |
![The Thais took the Emerald Buddha in 1779](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225753.GJUYTChv.LaosFeb07395.jpg) The Thais took the Emerald Buddha in 1779 |
![Haw Pha Kaew, rebuilt in 1936, is now a museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225706.9i3UKtnl.LaosFeb07327.jpg) Haw Pha Kaew, rebuilt in 1936, is now a museum |
![Haw Pha Kaew - Hall of he Jewel Buddha Image](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225710.xozvyMT3.LaosFeb07330.jpg) Haw Pha Kaew - Hall of he Jewel Buddha Image |
![Haw Pha Kaew - naga staircase](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225750.yUGi59dO.LaosFeb07392.jpg) Haw Pha Kaew - naga staircase |
![Haw Pha Kaew - Naga staircase](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225699.2qEYDHzU.LaosFeb07320.jpg) Haw Pha Kaew - Naga staircase |
![Haw Pha Kaew - naga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225702.XWBVM9fn.LaosFeb07323.jpg) Haw Pha Kaew - naga |
![Haw Pha Kaew - naga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225704.fGBdl0Wd.LaosFeb07324.jpg) Haw Pha Kaew - naga |
![Haw Pha Kaew - door](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225700.RZdaYHrc.LaosFeb07321.jpg) Haw Pha Kaew - door |
![Haw Pha Kaew - carving detail](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225701.G07ZaOy3.LaosFeb07322.jpg) Haw Pha Kaew - carving detail |
![Haw Pha Kaew now houses a collection of Buddha statues](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225713.0L9seMZG.LaosFeb07331.jpg) Haw Pha Kaew now houses a collection of Buddha statues |
![Haw Pha Kaew - veranda with bronze Buddhas](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225715.NWbKsTfr.LaosFeb07332.jpg) Haw Pha Kaew - veranda with bronze Buddhas |
![Haw Pha Kaew - bronze Buddha](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225716.VGSduCIg.LaosFeb07333.jpg) Haw Pha Kaew - bronze Buddha |
![Haw Pha Kaew - seated Buddha](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225751.CtE86HTi.LaosFeb07393.jpg) Haw Pha Kaew - seated Buddha |
![Haw Pha Kaew - veranda](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225752.lirIuBbu.LaosFeb07394.jpg) Haw Pha Kaew - veranda |
![Haw Pha Kaew - garden](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225717.VmkcPSVo.LaosFeb07334.jpg) Haw Pha Kaew - garden |
![Haw Pha Kaew - garden](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225754.DdmtZfXZ.LaosFeb07396.jpg) Haw Pha Kaew - garden |
![Wat Si Saket gate, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225718.oJUhbvFH.LaosFeb07335.jpg) Wat Si Saket gate, Vientiane |
![Wat Si Saket, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225698.aUut7XWq.LaosFeb07316.jpg) Wat Si Saket, Vientiane |
![Wat Si Saket, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225719.QngvhA4x.LaosFeb07337.jpg) Wat Si Saket, Vientiane |
![Kuay at Wat Si Saket](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225756.CkgCDJCb.LaosFeb07399.jpg) Kuay at Wat Si Saket |
![Wat Si Saket, built by King Anouvong in 1818](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225757.BS4NBMg2.LaosFeb07401.jpg) Wat Si Saket, built by King Anouvong in 1818 |
![Wat Si Saket is the oldest standing temple in Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225758.qESrzWvW.LaosFeb07404.jpg) Wat Si Saket is the oldest standing temple in Vientiane |
![Wat Si Saket was not destroyed by the Siamese](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651328.u92q9u0y.LaosFeb07406.jpg) Wat Si Saket was not destroyed by the Siamese |
![The sim (ordination hall) of Wat Si Saket](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651329.La5svV61.LaosFeb07410.jpg) The sim (ordination hall) of Wat Si Saket |
![Cloister of Wat Si Saket](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651330.3K3D7AHh.LaosFeb07412.jpg) Cloister of Wat Si Saket |
![Kuay joining the ranks](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75534629.aP3ivGEQ.LaosFeb07415.jpg) Kuay joining the ranks |
![...I made him do it...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75534670.bKZvKKY9.LaosFeb07417.jpg) ...I made him do it... |
![Wat Si Saket](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651331.yZkjTTr0.LaosFeb07414.jpg) Wat Si Saket |
![Wat Si Saket](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651334.HTVgAxI7.LaosFeb07418.jpg) Wat Si Saket |
![Wat Si Saket](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651336.abyg7ITC.LaosFeb07419.jpg) Wat Si Saket |
![Repository of damaged Buddha images found buried](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651337.rsa1pXOJ.LaosFeb07423.jpg) Repository of damaged Buddha images found buried |
![Cloister of Wat Si Saket with hundreds of niches for small Buddhas](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651338.VVRV4qaz.LaosFeb07424.jpg) Cloister of Wat Si Saket with hundreds of niches for small Buddhas |
![Wat Si Saket](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651339.ysf3ku8l.LaosFeb07425.jpg) Wat Si Saket |
![The remains of a Buddha partially melted by fire](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651340.lYaT1Ohd.LaosFeb07426.jpg) The remains of a Buddha partially melted by fire |
![Hang Hod - a long narrow wooden trough used for water blessings](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651341.jUbRHmgL.LaosFeb07429.jpg) Hang Hod - a long narrow wooden trough used for water blessings |
![Hang Hod - in the form of a naga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651342.MxpC4V3j.LaosFeb07431.jpg) Hang Hod - in the form of a naga |
![Wat Si Saket, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651343.zdbsqotf.LaosFeb07433.jpg) Wat Si Saket, Vientiane |
![Wat Si Saket, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651345.A0QGuxEJ.LaosFeb07434.jpg) Wat Si Saket, Vientiane |
![Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225720.MIaoH9qa.LaosFeb07338.jpg) Vientiane |
![Rue Mahosot, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225721.WBbWfrWn.LaosFeb07339.jpg) Rue Mahosot, Vientiane |
![Lao stop sign](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225722.U5nyyH8z.LaosFeb07340.jpg) Lao stop sign |
![Monks with an umbrella in Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225723.hkZSz4rk.LaosFeb07341.jpg) Monks with an umbrella in Vientiane |
![Mekong Riverside Restaurant, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225725.aBvOwOU0.LaosFeb07350.jpg) Mekong Riverside Restaurant, Vientiane |
![Katyusha Restaurant, Vientiane riverfront](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225726.6WeJihS6.LaosFeb07353.jpg) Katyusha Restaurant, Vientiane riverfront |
![Beerlao at a riverside restaurant, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225727.47QplLbC.LaosFeb07354.jpg) Beerlao at a riverside restaurant, Vientiane |
![Musichouse, Vientiane, a popular live-music bar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225728.BUP3bbqt.LaosFeb07355.jpg) Musichouse, Vientiane, a popular live-music bar |
![Thanon Fa Ngum, Vientiane riverfront](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225729.t28Sbnnm.LaosFeb07356.jpg) Thanon Fa Ngum, Vientiane riverfront |
![Tex-Mex Alexia bar, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225730.zk5WKa0C.LaosFeb07357.jpg) Tex-Mex Alexia bar, Vientiane |
![Tex-Mex Alexia, Thanon Fa Ngum, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225731.PhJjZsQd.LaosFeb07358.jpg) Tex-Mex Alexia, Thanon Fa Ngum, Vientiane |
![Thanon Fa Ngum, the main road along the Mekong, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225732.lEmL8xnf.LaosFeb07359.jpg) Thanon Fa Ngum, the main road along the Mekong, Vientiane |
![Thanon Fa Ngum, the main road along the Mekong, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225733.IVR9Q3Hp.LaosFeb07360.jpg) Thanon Fa Ngum, the main road along the Mekong, Vientiane |
![Beerlao crates by the Tex-Mex Alexia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225734.GwVlw28N.LaosFeb07362.jpg) Beerlao crates by the Tex-Mex Alexia |
![Live music nightly at Tex-Mex Alexia bar, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651302.5VZ0aAEq.BKKFeb07051.jpg) Live music nightly at Tex-Mex Alexia bar, Vientiane |
![Tex-Mex Alexia bar, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651433.Bz5GuBYR.LaosFeb07868.jpg) Tex-Mex Alexia bar, Vientiane |
![Tex-Mex Alexia bar, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651434.sfmEvCyx.LaosFeb07869.jpg) Tex-Mex Alexia bar, Vientiane |
![Bank of the Lao PDR](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225737.4TKnj5QZ.LaosFeb07366.jpg) Bank of the Lao PDR |
![Lao License Plate](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225738.CHViXinI.LaosFeb07368.jpg) Lao License Plate |
![Thanon Samsenthai, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225743.Xsc6r9z3.LaosFeb07374.jpg) Thanon Samsenthai, Vientiane |
![Lao Plaza Hotel, Thanon Samsenthai, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225744.bcOMcQnN.LaosFeb07375.jpg) Lao Plaza Hotel, Thanon Samsenthai, Vientiane |
![Chateau du Lao, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225745.QAagZOZy.LaosFeb07383.jpg) Chateau du Lao, Vientiane |
![That Dam - Black Stupa - Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225746.uPBI8rNd.LaosFeb07384.jpg) That Dam - Black Stupa - Vientiane |
![Lao woman with baskets to sell](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225747.tMRl0zmG.LaosFeb07387.jpg) Lao woman with baskets to sell |
![The Friendship Bridge crosses the Mekong to Thailand](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225748.OLY2l1qX.LaosFeb07389.jpg) The Friendship Bridge crosses the Mekong to Thailand |
![Mekong River Commission Secretariat, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651306.Wjs8bVIp.LaosFeb07050.jpg) Mekong River Commission Secretariat, Vientiane |
![Flag of the communist LPRP - Lao People's Revolutionary Party](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651307.DodOuoUx.LaosFeb07120.jpg) Flag of the communist LPRP - Lao People's Revolutionary Party |
![Lao tuktuk, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651321.tHmnEWml.LaosFeb07216.jpg) Lao tuktuk, Vientiane |
![Resting tuktuk driver](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651347.vn6WUpes.LaosFeb07437.jpg) Resting tuktuk driver |
![Rue 23 Singha, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651322.fT7oQTmD.LaosFeb07223.jpg) Rue 23 Singha, Vientiane |
![Lao National Culture Hall, Thanon Samsenthai](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651323.UravwZa1.LaosFeb07224.jpg) Lao National Culture Hall, Thanon Samsenthai |
![Lao National Culture Hall](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651349.XIh4i8G3.LaosFeb07439.jpg) Lao National Culture Hall |
![Sabaidee - the Lao greeting](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651326.Vp13LjnJ.LaosFeb07302.jpg) Sabaidee - the Lao greeting |
![Airline stickers on a travel agency in Vientiane - Fly Emirates](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651327.iWt5O6ZJ.LaosFeb07381.jpg) Airline stickers on a travel agency in Vientiane - Fly Emirates |
![Lao Aviation and Thai Airways, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651346.mWVaSzvf.LaosFeb07435.jpg) Lao Aviation and Thai Airways, Vientiane |
![Vietnam Airlines, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651348.77cA5cPM.LaosFeb07438.jpg) Vietnam Airlines, Vientiane |
![China Yunnan Air and Aeroflot, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651359.8JXnKAZ4.LaosFeb07448.jpg) China Yunnan Air and Aeroflot, Vientiane |
![Vientiane Optic](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651350.3cXazDCS.LaosFeb07440.jpg) Vientiane Optic |
![Xayoh Cafe, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651351.GScHcmgP.LaosFeb07441.jpg) Xayoh Cafe, Vientiane |
![Pho Dung Boissons-Cafe, Heng Boun Road](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651354.HYVFIldG.LaosFeb07442.jpg) Pho Dung Boissons-Cafe, Heng Boun Road |
![Heng Boun Road, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651356.Y6WlpAdP.LaosFeb07443.jpg) Heng Boun Road, Vientiane |
![Lao Stop Sign](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651357.EbsMeEnj.LaosFeb07445.jpg) Lao Stop Sign |
![Thanon Samsenthai, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651358.L6BkQHOd.LaosFeb07446.jpg) Thanon Samsenthai, Vientiane |
![Foreign Language and Vocational Training Center, Thanon Samsentai, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651360.aYMAj1CF.LaosFeb07450.jpg) Foreign Language and Vocational Training Center, Thanon Samsentai, Vientiane |
![Thanon Lane Xang, Vientiane's ceremonial boulevard](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/75225749.cjiN6k8f.LaosFeb07391.jpg) Thanon Lane Xang, Vientiane's ceremonial boulevard |
![Thanon Lane Xang looking north to the Patuxai](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651361.RHgq2yIc.LaosFeb07451.jpg) Thanon Lane Xang looking north to the Patuxai |
![Thanon Lane Xang and Patuxai, the Lao Arc de Triomphe](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651362.6PXnuGo4.LaosFeb07454.jpg) Thanon Lane Xang and Patuxai, the Lao Arc de Triomphe |
![Patuxai, the Lao Arch of Triomph, built in the 1960s](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651376.jNAtO6kU.LaosFeb07481.jpg) Patuxai, the Lao Arch of Triomph, built in the 1960s |
![Patuxai](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651375.Do0dhOli.LaosFeb07480.jpg) Patuxai |
![The American cement was supposed to be used to build an airport](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651377.xfsDnFZm.LaosFeb07483.jpg) The American cement was supposed to be used to build an airport |
![The current goverment's view - from a closer distance, it appears even less impressive, like a monster of concrete](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651374.IKlW2rQR.LaosFeb07477.jpg) The current goverment's view - "from a closer distance, it appears even less impressive, like a monster of concrete" |
![Monk at Patuxai](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651363.msLnvOWR.LaosFeb07455.jpg) Monk at Patuxai |
![Souvenir shops on the upper level of the monument](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651365.xC5ui008.LaosFeb07458.jpg) Souvenir shops on the upper level of the monument |
![View northeast from Patuxai](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651366.D1kGZbqo.LaosFeb07461.jpg) View northeast from Patuxai |
![Detail of the Patuxai](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651367.yOKIBdqr.LaosFeb07464.jpg) Detail of the Patuxai |
![View from the top of the Patuxai monument](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651368.39PYjHSt.LaosFeb07467.jpg) View from the top of the Patuxai monument |
![View from the top of the Patuxai monument](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651369.Rc4Jx8Lf.LaosFeb07469.jpg) View from the top of the Patuxai monument |
![Buddha window frame, Patuxai](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651370.JYgBeDtj.LaosFeb07472.jpg) Buddha window frame, Patuxai |
![Detail, Patuxai](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651371.6p6tqzdn.LaosFeb07473.jpg) Detail, Patuxai |
![Ornate ceiling beneath the dome, Patuxai](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651373.wrzg6ibZ.LaosFeb07476.jpg) Ornate ceiling beneath the dome, Patuxai |
![Detail, Patuxai](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651372.K7CWYJY6.LaosFeb07475.jpg) Detail, Patuxai |
![Detail of the dome of Patuxai](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651364.h8kMceul.LaosFeb07456.jpg) Detail of the dome of Patuxai |
![Kaysone Phonvihane Memorial and Museum dedicated to the former Lao president](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651380.00ZoOTub.LaosFeb07490.jpg) Kaysone Phonvihane Memorial and Museum dedicated to the former Lao president |
![Kaysone Phonvihane Memorial and Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651378.rn47q2fy.LaosFeb07487.jpg) Kaysone Phonvihane Memorial and Museum |
![Kaysone Phonvihane Memorial and Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651382.DhfVStQ9.LaosFeb07492.jpg) Kaysone Phonvihane Memorial and Museum |
![The National Flag of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is a dark blue background with red borders and a white moon.](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651383.T6tkw8m1.LaosFeb07493.jpg) The National Flag of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is a dark blue background with red borders and a white moon. |
![The monument and museum is inside the former USAID/CIA compound (until 1975)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651384.YechnIit.LaosFeb07494.jpg) The monument and museum is inside the former USAID/CIA compound (until 1975) |
![Kaysone Phonvihane Memorial and Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651385.aoGgCAoX.LaosFeb07495.jpg) Kaysone Phonvihane Memorial and Museum |
![Kaysone Phonvihane Memorial and Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651386.grHnZCq5.LaosFeb07496.jpg) Kaysone Phonvihane Memorial and Museum |
![President Kaysone of Lao PDR](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651379.68DFzxEF.LaosFeb07488.jpg) President Kaysone of Lao PDR |
![President Kaysone of Lao PDR](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651381.XCniqTel.LaosFeb07491.jpg) President Kaysone of Lao PDR |
![Gate to the Kaysone Phonvihane Memorial and Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651387.QLi62BpP.LaosFeb07497.jpg) Gate to the Kaysone Phonvihane Memorial and Museum |
![Unknown Soldier's Memorial, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651388.dwVEjaj3.LaosFeb07499.jpg) Unknown Soldier's Memorial, Vientiane |
![Unknown Soldier's Memorial, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651389.8lldhPlf.LaosFeb07500.jpg) Unknown Soldier's Memorial, Vientiane |
![Lao People's Army History Museum, Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651390.ESApfMWd.LaosFeb07502.jpg) Lao People's Army History Museum, Vientiane |
![Antonov biplane, Lao People's Army History Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651391.qHG363IV.LaosFeb07503.jpg) Antonov biplane, Lao People's Army History Museum |
![Mil Mi-8 (RDPL-34043), Vientiane](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651392.jBf6OHfY.LaosFeb07504.jpg) Mil Mi-8 (RDPL-34043), Vientiane |
![Russian-built tank, Lao People's Army History Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651393.iEpAsAN7.LaosFeb07505.jpg) Russian-built tank, Lao People's Army History Museum |
![Lao People's Army History Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651394.DPUv5b9f.LaosFeb07506.jpg) Lao People's Army History Museum |
![National Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thatluang Square](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651395.SOa9jVdH.LaosFeb07508.jpg) National Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thatluang Square |
![Lao PDR National Assembly](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651396.JfcNjJmZ.LaosFeb07509.jpg) Lao PDR National Assembly |
![The National Emblem of the Lao PDR](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651397.lFzpR4n2.LaosFeb07510.jpg) The National Emblem of the Lao PDR |
![Map of air service in Laos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651430.pD8VLFBC.LaosFeb07612.jpg) Map of air service in Laos |
![Lao Airlines Chinese-built MA60 turboprop, Vientiane Airport](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651431.9MSqb5AQ.LaosFeb07614.jpg) Lao Airlines Chinese-built MA60 turboprop, Vientiane Airport |
![MA60 safety briefing card, read thoroughly](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/76651432.wZHdskXJ.LaosFeb07615.jpg) MA60 safety briefing card, read thoroughly |