Oh my goodness, I'm a bit behind on the blog, and eyebrow dog is surprised.
American donors were surprised in 1957, when Laos took donations for airport construction and used it to build the Patuxia monument, or Victory gate.
It's a mini Arc de Triomphe in Vientiane, but much more Laotian.
Likewise, I suspect Laos was surprised when the US covered their country in bombs during the Vietnam war. We visited the COPE visitor center for unexploded ordinance and learnt that Laos is the most heavily bombed country per capita in history.
Nowadays, things are peaceful, although the infrastructure is still not developed.
This sign shows the special friendship between Laos and Vietnam, with most of the enthusiasm coming from the Lao side. We've all had friendships like that.
Let's talk about food! Laos has the best sticky rice, and I'm also a big fan of the little sour sausages.
I'm less familiar with the benefits and uses of these various roots.
And what you would do with large tree fungi.
We went templing.
The Stuppa below is called That Dam, and was built in the 16th century.
