Vientiane- Laos - Photos

 

A photo to celebrate my last Country and Territory . This is the Patuxay Monument in the centre of Vientiane . I had this T shirt printed to note the last countries showing 193 UN and 330 TCC . 

Outside one of the Post Offices in the City . It was my trip to the second Post office before I found t he main one with the Philatelic Office. 

The Customer service at this counter was top class. A full selection of all Laos stamps available. This lady new the stamp issues and more to the point was interested and helpful. Smiles all around . 

One of the Gold stamp Issues that I used on my final postcards. 

Vientiane is sort of laid back . Not a star tourist attraction . But lots of memories for me. 

Luang Prabang - Laos including the Post Office

 

Luang Prabang - World Heritage Site

 Asia-Laos-Luang Prabang  This is the Wat Xiengthong Buddhist temple . One of many temples here. I think I visited about 4 or so. The shape of the temples are very special and unique. 

This was my last card posted from my last country to visit. To celebrate this I have used gold foil stamps. The postmark at Luang Prabang was not in good condition and in fact they cant amend the datestamp. If you look you can see it says 2021 when in fact it was November 2022. 

Kuang Si Falls- Luang Prabang

 

Asia-Laos-Luang Prabang This is the waterfall at Kuang Si Falls. Took a day trip and it was very enjoyable. I searched for this postcard so I could remember how wonderful it was. 

Not a very good postmark from the Post Office in Luang Prabang . There was a small philatelic counter and an even more impressive commercial shop beside the Post office selling a large selection of stamps and postcards 

Luang Prabang - Laos

 Asia-Laos-Luang Prabang  This is Wat Viscoun which is a Buddhist temple of which there are many in luang Prabang . This is the most popular town to visit in Laos. There is certainly a laid back feel about the place. A World Heritage Site. 

These stamps were purchased at the excellent Philatelic Section in Vientiane . The stamps on the right are unusual in that they are not perforated and I had to use a scissors to cut the stamps from the miniature sheet. 

Vientiane - Laos

 

Asia-Laos-Vientiane This is the Haw Phra Kaew Temple . In fact it is no longer a temple but a museum but it is a great place to visit. Originally built in 1565 , it has been rebuilt many times. The setting in the garden is beautiful .

These stamps were issued in 2021 to celebrate the commencement of the new train service from Vientiane to Luang Prabang. It was built in association with the PR China. Included here you can see one of the new train stations, train and bridges built. I had the pleasure of using this new service and I have to say it was excellent. 

Vientiane - Laos . Last Country in the World to visit.

 Asia-Laos-Vientiane This postcard is historic . Reason being it is my last Country to visit in the world . As strange as it may seem , I decided this in 2004 to either be Cambodia or Laos . Easy countries to visit and everyone who has been has has said how wonderful they both were. Well I have to agree. Vientiane is laid back compared to other Asian capitals. This is the That Luang gold covered Buddhist stupa in the city centre. I was just there one day after a festival and it was officially closed, but a gate was open so able to see around . Impressive . 

To mark the special occasion this is a gold foil stamp. Luckily the Philatelic counter in Vientiane was by far the best in all the countries I visited on this trip. Including the staff who were helpful and knowledgable .