Vientiane is the capital of the
republic of Laos.
The city has about 400,000 inhabitants.
The city is located on the north bank in a bend of the Mekong River.
Vientiane is a quiet city with straight wide roads outside the center, in our opinion a
clear French influence.
The old center of Vientiane is well-organized, and there are many hotels and restaurants.
The city gives us the feeling of a larger Thai provincial capital such as Kanchanaburi.
It seems as if there is not a real tourist area, even though there is a lot of catering in
the old center.
The food is more like Thai food than in the other parts of Laos we have visited.
That is not surprising, because Thailand is on the other side of the Mekong.
Vientiane doesn't really have many sights, except that there seem to be a lot of temples.
We think Vientiane is a friendly city, which is definitely worth a second visit.
We were here on Sunday, March 8, 2020, on Monday, March 9, 2020 and on Tuesday, March 10, 2020.
Written on: 2020-03-11
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