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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luang_Prabang
life in Vientiane, Laos is always an interesting place to see some things you would not see in many other countries. It’s a very peaceful place but you have to make sure you lock your motorcycle onto something that will not move. If not, the motorcycle will not be there in the morning. I recently saw a video of some lady who went to talk to a teacher at the school with her daughter, maybe 6 m away from her motorcycle in which she left the key. Someone who look like a student looked around to see who was there and then just jumped on the motorcycle and drove away.
you can click on the link to see some information about these Vietnamese cars. They have goals to export to the US and Europe to compete with Chinese manufactured cars.
in the 1970s Laos was the most bombed country in history. We visited a coffee shop which was partly destroyed by something and highlighted some of the weaponry was used against the objects of the bombing some of which included innocent civilians.
https://www.shutterstock.com/search/paksong
in the outskirts of Paris there is this very interesting and modern looking home built in the 1920s by a famous French architect. Below is a link to further information.