Notes on the Geography of Laos: Viangchan (Vientiane)Pictures from a walk at dawn around the Nam Phu Fountain. Make default image size larger ![]() Once a colonial covered market, Nam Phu is now a traffic circle around a fountain. ![]() The old governor's palace, now the museum, is equally uninteresting. ![]() Nearby, however, there's an atmospheric collection of old houses. ![]() They're very different from the colonial houses of British India, which usually had flat roofs and classical facades. ![]() Many of the houses here lie on very quiet side streets. ![]() Some are in poor shape. ![]() Another. ![]() And another. ![]() Unkempt and shuttered. ![]() Nearby, a commercial street, Samsenthai, gets ready for the morning rush. ![]() A few minutes later. |
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