The Bright Lights of Vientiane

The main roads of Vientiane have been decorated with fairy lights.

It is all to celebrate Laos National Day this week. 

The lights are on trees lining the only properly sealed roads of the city.  This photo is along Lan Xang towards the  Patuxai monument = the Laos equivalent of the L'Arc de Triomphe , lit up in blue. 

Maybe it would have been better for all to spend the extravagant lighting money on potholes and surfacing the other 99% of roads across the city! or healthcare! or education! 

I can say this as few people read this blog and of those none are Vientiane residents.