Vientiane City

Welcome to the Lao People's Democratic Republic - Vientiane Airport	Welcome to Vientiane Capital - VTE	Vientiane Novotel	Spirit House, Vientiane
Spirit House, a very nice restaurant along the Mekong, Vientiane	Kuay at the Spirit House, Vientiane	Ourdoor patio overlooking the Mekong, Spirit House	Motorbikes
Mekong fishermen	Mekong at Vientiane	Beerlao	Sunset over the Mekong, Vientiane
Sunset over the Mekong, Vientiane	Mekong River at Vientiane - the main channel during low water season is along the Thai bank	Gateway to the Pha That Luang area	Gateway, Pha That Luang, Vientiane
Gateway, Pha That Luang, Vientiane	Gateway, Pha That Luang, Vientiane	Late afternoon sun and the Buddha on the gateway near Pha That Luang	Pha That Luang
Sheem	Nhort Zor Pha	This building is to the left as you walk towards Wat That Luang	King Setthathirat in front of Pha That Luang
King Setthathirat ruled 1548-1571 and built Pha That Luang	King Setthathirat in front of Pha That Luang	Pha That Luang - Great Sacred Reliquary or Great Stupa	Pha That Luang, Vientiane
Pha That Luang, Lao national monument	Pha That Luang, built in this form in 1566	Pha That Luang	Pha That Luang
Kuay, Pha That Luang	Detail, Pha That Luang	Detail, Pha That Luang	Pha That Luang
Kuay, Pha That Luang	The galleries around Pha That Luang have paintings for sale like this, the Plain of Jars	Pha That Luang	Pha That Luang
Pha That Luang	Pha That Luang was abandoned in 1828 after Vientiane was sacked by the Siamese	Pha That Luang	Pha That Luang
Pha That Luang was restored to its present form 1931-1935	Pha That Luang	Pha That Luang	Pha That Luang
Pha That Luang	Pha That Luang	The cloister around Pha That Luang was added by King Anouvong, early 1800s	Pha That Luang
Pha That Luang after closing time	Pha That Luang	Pha That Luang	Pha That Luang
Pha That Luang, Vientiane	Pha That Luang	Wat That Luang Neua	Wat That Luang Neua
Wat That Luang Neua	Wat That Luang Neua	Detail, Wat That Luang Neua	Wat That Luang Neua
Wat That Luang Neua	Kitten, Wat That Luang Neua	Offerings at a temple	Temple detail
Lao pupils walking home from school	Streets behind Pha That Luang	Wat That Luang Tai	King Fa-Ngum ( The Kingdom of Lao Lane Xang )
King Fa-Ngum, founder of the Lao kingdom of Lan Ch'ang in 1354	Parkview Executive Suites, Vientiane	Parkview Executive Suites, Vientiane	Lao License Plate
Lao License Plate	Sengdara Western Business Administration, Thanon Setthathirat, Vientiane	Wat In Paeng, Vientiane	Wat Inpeng, Thanon Setthathirat
Wat In Paeng	Wat In Paeng	Wat In Paeng	Thanon Setthathirat, Vientiane
Wat Ong Teu	Sangha College, Wat Ong Teu, Vientiane	Wat Ong Teu	Wat Ong Teu bell tower, Vientiane
Wat Ong Teu bell tower, Vientiane	Wat Ong Teu	Wat Ong Teu	Wat Ong Teu
Wat Ong Teu	Wat Ong Teu	Wat Ong Teu	Wat Ong Teu
Thanon Setthathirat, Vientiane	Nyak giant guardian, Wat Mixai	Wat Mixai	Lao paintings for sale, Thanon Setthathirat, Vientiane
Lao paintings for sale, Thanon Setthathirat, Vientiane	Lao Women's Union	Lao Women's Union, Vientiane	Thanon Setthathirat, Vientiane
Motorbike parking, Vientiane	Fountain Circle, Vientiane	BMW motorcycle, Fountain Circle, Vientiane	Motorcycle parked in front of the Scandinavian Bakery, Vientiane
New York license plate 19JL46	The Vietnam Center for Culture, Fountain Circle, Vientiane	National Library, Vientiane	Vientiane Jama Masjid - Mosque
Vientiane Jama Masjid - Mosque	French colonial building,	Lao Telecom Service Center, Numphu, Vientiane	Long Life , The Lao People's Democratic Republic
Presidential Palace, Vientiane	Lao Presidential Palace, Vientiane	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
The Thais took the Emerald Buddha in 1779	Haw Pha Kaew, rebuilt in 1936, is now a museum	Haw Pha Kaew - Hall of he Jewel Buddha Image	Haw Pha Kaew - naga staircase
Haw Pha Kaew - Naga staircase	Haw Pha Kaew - naga	Haw Pha Kaew - naga	Haw Pha Kaew - door
Haw Pha Kaew - carving detail	Haw Pha Kaew now houses a collection of Buddha statues	Haw Pha Kaew - veranda with bronze Buddhas	Haw Pha Kaew - bronze Buddha
Haw Pha Kaew - seated Buddha	Haw Pha Kaew - veranda	Haw Pha Kaew - garden	Haw Pha Kaew - garden
Wat Si Saket gate, Vientiane	Wat Si Saket, Vientiane	Wat Si Saket, Vientiane	Kuay at Wat Si Saket
Wat Si Saket, built by King Anouvong in 1818	Wat Si Saket is the oldest standing temple in Vientiane	Wat Si Saket was not destroyed by the Siamese	The sim (ordination hall) of Wat Si Saket
Cloister of Wat Si Saket	Kuay joining the ranks	...I made him do it...	Wat Si Saket
Wat Si Saket	Wat Si Saket	Repository of damaged Buddha images found buried	Cloister of Wat Si Saket with hundreds of niches for small Buddhas
Wat Si Saket	The remains of a Buddha partially melted by fire	Hang Hod - a long narrow wooden trough used for water blessings	Hang Hod - in the form of a naga
Wat Si Saket, Vientiane	Wat Si Saket, Vientiane	Vientiane	Rue Mahosot, Vientiane
Lao stop sign	Monks with an umbrella in Vientiane	Mekong Riverside Restaurant, Vientiane	Katyusha Restaurant, Vientiane riverfront
Beerlao at a riverside restaurant, Vientiane	Musichouse, Vientiane, a popular live-music bar	Thanon Fa Ngum, Vientiane riverfront	Tex-Mex Alexia bar, Vientiane
Tex-Mex Alexia, Thanon Fa Ngum, Vientiane	Thanon Fa Ngum, the main road along the Mekong, Vientiane	Thanon Fa Ngum, the main road along the Mekong, Vientiane	Beerlao crates by the Tex-Mex Alexia
Live music nightly at Tex-Mex Alexia bar, Vientiane	Tex-Mex Alexia bar, Vientiane	Tex-Mex Alexia bar, Vientiane	Bank of the Lao PDR
Lao License Plate	Thanon Samsenthai, Vientiane	Lao Plaza Hotel, Thanon Samsenthai, Vientiane	Chateau du Lao, Vientiane
That Dam - Black Stupa - Vientiane	Lao woman with baskets to sell	The Friendship Bridge crosses the Mekong to Thailand	Mekong River Commission Secretariat, Vientiane
Flag of the communist LPRP - Lao People's Revolutionary Party	Lao tuktuk, Vientiane	Resting tuktuk driver	Rue 23 Singha, Vientiane
Lao National Culture Hall, Thanon Samsenthai	Lao National Culture Hall	Sabaidee - the Lao greeting	Airline stickers on a travel agency in Vientiane - Fly Emirates
Lao Aviation and Thai Airways, Vientiane	Vietnam Airlines, Vientiane	China Yunnan Air and Aeroflot, Vientiane	Vientiane Optic
Xayoh Cafe, Vientiane	Pho Dung Boissons-Cafe, Heng Boun Road	Heng Boun Road, Vientiane	Lao Stop Sign
Thanon Samsenthai, Vientiane	Foreign Language and Vocational Training Center, Thanon Samsentai, Vientiane	Thanon Lane Xang, Vientiane's ceremonial boulevard	Thanon Lane Xang looking north to the Patuxai
Thanon Lane Xang and Patuxai, the Lao Arc de Triomphe	Patuxai, the Lao Arch of Triomph, built in the 1960s	Patuxai	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"	Monk at Patuxai	Souvenir shops on the upper level of the monument	View northeast from Patuxai
Detail of the Patuxai	View from the top of the Patuxai monument	View from the top of the Patuxai monument	Buddha window frame, Patuxai
Detail, Patuxai	Ornate ceiling beneath the dome, Patuxai	Detail, Patuxai	Detail of the dome of Patuxai
Kaysone Phonvihane Memorial and Museum dedicated to the former Lao president	Kaysone Phonvihane Memorial and Museum	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.
The monument and museum is inside the former USAID/CIA compound (until 1975)	Kaysone Phonvihane Memorial and Museum	Kaysone Phonvihane Memorial and Museum	President Kaysone of Lao PDR
President Kaysone of Lao PDR	Gate to the Kaysone Phonvihane Memorial and Museum	Unknown Soldier's Memorial, Vientiane	Unknown Soldier's Memorial, Vientiane
Lao People's Army History Museum, Vientiane	Antonov biplane, Lao People's Army History Museum	Mil Mi-8 (RDPL-34043), Vientiane	Russian-built tank, Lao People's Army History Museum
Lao People's Army History Museum	National Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thatluang Square	Lao PDR National Assembly	The National Emblem of the Lao PDR
Map of air service in Laos	Lao Airlines Chinese-built MA60 turboprop, Vientiane Airport	MA60 safety briefing card, read thoroughly