Vientiane

Stopped in Vientiane the capital of Laos, visited the city's main attractions, Patuxai, which is Vientiane's replica of The Arc de Triomphe.



Pha That Luang, the golden stupa, the most important national monument in Laos, which is printed on the bank notes and a beautiful temple next door.




Quick visit to the night market while the sun was setting over the Mekong before heading out for dinner.
Ended up in a club called At Home, excellent techno, we were all having a great night until the boss chucked us out as the prostitutes were dancing with us and not working!



Next morning we visited the inspiring COPE centre, which educates and raises awareness of the victims of unexploded ordinance. Over 260 million sub-munition bombies and bombs were dropped on Laos between 1964 and 1973, sadly 78 million failed to explode. Since the end of the war more than 12,000 people have been severely injured or killed. We watched a very moving film showing the centre train the villagers on how to identify, remove or safely destroy the bombs they find and it was heartbreaking hearing their stories.


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