Vientiane

Patuxai (Vientiane)

Vientiane was always going to be a stop off destination. It's a large city - and although is no-where near the chaos of bangkok (in fact it's quite chilled out here), there are not really that many great attractions of interest. The town again is dominated by a mixture of Laos and French roots and there are some extremely spectacular buildings scattered around town, such as patuxai - the laos version of the Arc de Triomphe, the Laos National Cultural Hall and the temple - Pha That Luang. However, two days here are more than enough for myself and so, today, I leave Laos - and head to Hanoi - and the wonders of Vietnam.