Vientiane: temples and riverfront

Vientiane is the capital and largest city of Laos, but still it retains the air of a small rural town. It lies sleepily on the north bank of the Mekong River, facing the hustle and bustle of Thailand to the south. I was in Vientiane with work in October and spent a couple of afternoons wandering around its many temples and along the riverfront with my new 18-200 camera lens.