Lane Xang

... and Myanmar and China to the north. First created as an entity in 1353, when warlord Fa Ngum declared himself the king of Lane Xang - the land of a million elephants (only about 2000 remain today). Here Buddhism permeates every facet of life, change comes ...

It was Tuesday night, and for a second, I thought the monsoon had hit. Crystal and I were sitting in a French restaurant, Le Cote d'Azur, along the Mekong River in Vientiane, Laos having dinner with Frank, Patrick and Karen (all friends teaching in ...

... to drop everyone off.. As we where the second last to get off, it was a bit of a ride.. Around 22:15 we arrived at the Lane Xang Hotel .. I luckily looked this hotel up a few days ago.. And had the travel wiki entry for Vientiane as a pdf on my phone.. So ...

... crossed and she will cook them for you when she gets back). Jon spent a leisurely afternoon being the only customer at Lane Xang hotel swimming pool ( which was certainly a throwback to the days when Laos was heavily influenced by the Soviet ...

... km walk recommended by Lonely Planet. The tour began adjacent to the Mekong River and just across the street from the Lane Xang Hotel, the grand hotel of Vientiane from 1975-1989. Other sites viewed along the route included the Presidential Palace ...

... with grime from smog and the street was filthy. But I had faith in O's magical hotel-picking skills and when we arrived at the Lane Xang Princess, my mouth just about dropped open. The lobby is all glass, gleaming Careera marble, gold, and flowers. In the ...

... on the Champs Elysee, complete with a Lao version of the Arch de Triomphe, the Patouxi. This wide thoroughfare is called the Avenue Lane Xang.  I don't know the meaning of 'Lane' in Lao. But given the impressive proportions of this road, it probably ...

Started the day early in my quest to explore the city of Vientiane. My driver (which I hired) took us directly to Lane Xang Avenue where this temple is located. Unfortunately, early in the mornings, there is a huge traffic jam in the city. That delayed ...

... in a valley, surrounded by high mountains and situated along the Mekong and its tributaries. In the century, the first kingdom of Lao, Lane Xang was established here by king Fa Ngum. The name of the city refers to the holy Pra Bang, Lao's most sacred ...

... in skintight Tiger Beer dresses and getting drunk with Sith the foreman. ---------- Three times now we have walked down Lane Xang, Vientiane's main boulevard and each time there has been a traffic-halting motorcade escorting on of the ...

... gone to a US Embassy. The process was straightforward and easy. After getting some new pages in our passport we set-out to visit Potouxai on Lane Xang Avenue. Avenue Lane Xang is the Lao version of the Champs Elysees (which is actually a copy of the Unter ...

... I say huge I mean HUGE) statute of King Chao Anouvang, who was the last king of the Vientiane dynasty of the Kingdom of Lane Xang. He reigned from 1804 to 1828 and proved to be one of the bravest kings in the Lao history, courageously fighting against ...

... country are forced to work in, mainly in the logging industry. Laos used to be called the 'Land of a million elephants' (Lane Xang), but they are now an endangered species. Except for those in captivity, elephants are expected to become extinct within ...

... clouds. Louang Phabang is a much different prospect to Vientiane. A World Heritage site, is the preserved former capital of the Lane Xang kingdom and lies between the Mekong and Khan rivers. Walking down the main street you pass a mix Wats, palaces ...

... [about £1.75]. ASTB at around 1:30 - quite late for us on this trip! After breakfast, we set off down Lane Xang towards the city centre and the river. Vientiane really is a rather dreary place. Even the river front is disappointing - the ...

... of Lao and Thai tourists visiting also. On the way back into the town centre (an enormous three blocks away) I pass the end of Lane Xang Avenue,with a long distance view of Patouxai, the Lao version of the arch de triomphe (I know I spelt that correctly ...