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  • COPE Centre Vientiane - visitors can explore the free exhibit where they learn about the UXO problem in Lao PDR.  Work by COPE and the CMR provides disability service for people affected by UXOs.  COPE works with the Center of Medical Rehabilitation to design prosthetic legs, orthotic devices and custom-fit hands and arms.  COPE also has a shop that sells ice cream and drinks at their Karma Cafe all funds go directly to pay for COPE aid and services.
    COPE-Centre-Vientiane-3.jpg
  • COPE Centre Vientiane - visitors can explore the free exhibit where they learn about the UXO problem in Lao PDR.  Work by COPE and the CMR provides disability service for people affected by UXOs.  COPE works with the Center of Medical Rehabilitation to design prosthetic legs, orthotic devices and custom-fit hands and arms.  COPE also has a shop that sells ice cream and drinks at their Karma Cafe all funds go directly to pay for COPE aid and services.
    COPE-Centre-Vientiane-8.jpg
  • COPE Centre Vientiane - visitors can explore the free exhibit where they learn about the UXO problem in Lao PDR.  Work by COPE and the CMR provides disability service for people affected by UXOs.  COPE works with the Center of Medical Rehabilitation to design prosthetic legs, orthotic devices and custom-fit hands and arms.  COPE also has a shop that sells ice cream and drinks at their Karma Cafe all funds go directly to pay for COPE aid and services.
    COPE-Centre-Vientiane-7.jpg
  • COPE Centre Vientiane - visitors can explore the free exhibit where they learn about the UXO problem in Lao PDR.  Work by COPE and the CMR provides disability service for people affected by UXOs.  COPE works with the Center of Medical Rehabilitation to design prosthetic legs, orthotic devices and custom-fit hands and arms.  COPE also has a shop that sells ice cream and drinks at their Karma Cafe all funds go directly to pay for COPE aid and services.
    COPE-Centre-Vientiane-6.jpg
  • COPE Centre Vientiane - visitors can explore the free exhibit where they learn about the UXO problem in Lao PDR.  Work by COPE and the CMR provides disability service for people affected by UXOs.  COPE works with the Center of Medical Rehabilitation to design prosthetic legs, orthotic devices and custom-fit hands and arms.  COPE also has a shop that sells ice cream and drinks at their Karma Cafe all funds go directly to pay for COPE aid and services.
    COPE-Centre-Vientiane-1.jpg
  • COPE Centre Vientiane - visitors can explore the free exhibit where they learn about the UXO problem in Lao PDR.  Work by COPE and the CMR provides disability service for people affected by UXOs.  COPE works with the Center of Medical Rehabilitation to design prosthetic legs, orthotic devices and custom-fit hands and arms.  COPE also has a shop that sells ice cream and drinks at their Karma Cafe all funds go directly to pay for COPE aid and services.
    COPE-Centre-Vientiane-2.jpg
  • COPE Centre Vientiane - visitors can explore the free exhibit where they learn about the UXO problem in Lao PDR.  Work by COPE and the CMR provides disability service for people affected by UXOs.  COPE works with the Center of Medical Rehabilitation to design prosthetic legs, orthotic devices and custom-fit hands and arms.  COPE also has a shop that sells ice cream and drinks at their Karma Cafe all funds go directly to pay for COPE aid and services.
    COPE-Centre-Vientiane-5.jpg
  • COPE Centre Vientiane - visitors can explore the free exhibit where they learn about the UXO problem in Lao PDR.  Work by COPE and the CMR provides disability service for people affected by UXOs.  COPE works with the Center of Medical Rehabilitation to design prosthetic legs, orthotic devices and custom-fit hands and arms.  COPE also has a shop that sells ice cream and drinks at their Karma Cafe all funds go directly to pay for COPE aid and services.
    COPE-Centre-Vientiane-4.jpg
  • Patuxai is one of Vientiane’s most impressive landmarks;  this arch is called Patuxai or Victory Gate similar in style to the Arc de Triomph in Paris though the decorations are typically Lao in style with mythological creatures as kinnaree and the three headed elephant Erawan.  There is a small Sala in the adjacent park where the World Peace Gong is found.
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  • Patuxai is one of Vientiane’s most impressive landmarks;  this arch is called Patuxai or Victory Gate similar in style to the Arc de Triomph in Paris though the decorations are typically Lao in style with mythological creatures as kinnaree and the three headed elephant Erawan.  There is a small Sala in the adjacent park where the World Peace Gong is found.
    patuxai-14.jpg
  • Patuxai is one of Vientiane’s most impressive landmarks;  this arch is called Patuxai or Victory Gate similar in style to the Arc de Triomph in Paris though the decorations are typically Lao in style with mythological creatures as kinnaree and the three headed elephant Erawan.  There is a small Sala in the adjacent park where the World Peace Gong is found.
    patuxai-13.jpg
  • Patuxai is one of Vientiane’s most impressive landmarks;  this arch is called Patuxai or Victory Gate similar in style to the Arc de Triomph in Paris though the decorations are typically Lao in style with mythological creatures as kinnaree and the three headed elephant Erawan.  There is a small Sala in the adjacent park where the World Peace Gong is found.
    patuxai-12.jpg
  • Patuxai is one of Vientiane’s most impressive landmarks;  this arch is called Patuxai or Victory Gate similar in style to the Arc de Triomph in Paris though the decorations are typically Lao in style with mythological creatures as kinnaree and the three headed elephant Erawan.  There is a small Sala in the adjacent park where the World Peace Gong is found.
    patuxai-10.jpg
  • Patuxai is one of Vientiane’s most impressive landmarks;  this arch is called Patuxai or Victory Gate similar in style to the Arc de Triomph in Paris though the decorations are typically Lao in style with mythological creatures as kinnaree and the three headed elephant Erawan.  There is a small Sala in the adjacent park where the World Peace Gong is found.
    patuxai-06.jpg
  • Patuxai is one of Vientiane’s most impressive landmarks;  this arch is called Patuxai or Victory Gate similar in style to the Arc de Triomph in Paris though the decorations are typically Lao in style with mythological creatures as kinnaree and the three headed elephant Erawan.  There is a small Sala in the adjacent park where the World Peace Gong is found.
    patuxai-11.jpg
  • Patuxai is one of Vientiane’s most impressive landmarks;  this arch is called Patuxai or Victory Gate similar in style to the Arc de Triomph in Paris though the decorations are typically Lao in style with mythological creatures as kinnaree and the three headed elephant Erawan.  There is a small Sala in the adjacent park where the World Peace Gong is found.
    patuxai-09.jpg
  • Patuxai is one of Vientiane’s most impressive landmarks;  this arch is called Patuxai or Victory Gate similar in style to the Arc de Triomph in Paris though the decorations are typically Lao in style with mythological creatures as kinnaree and the three headed elephant Erawan.  There is a small Sala in the adjacent park where the World Peace Gong is found.
    patuxai-07.jpg
  • Patuxai is one of Vientiane’s most impressive landmarks;  this arch is called Patuxai or Victory Gate similar in style to the Arc de Triomph in Paris though the decorations are typically Lao in style with mythological creatures as kinnaree and the three headed elephant Erawan.  There is a small Sala in the adjacent park where the World Peace Gong is found.
    patuxai-08.jpg
  • Patuxai is one of Vientiane’s most impressive landmarks;  this arch is called Patuxai or Victory Gate similar in style to the Arc de Triomph in Paris though the decorations are typically Lao in style with mythological creatures as kinnaree and the three headed elephant Erawan.  There is a small Sala in the adjacent park where the World Peace Gong is found.
    patuxai-05.jpg
  • Patuxai is one of Vientiane’s most impressive landmarks;  this arch is called Patuxai or Victory Gate similar in style to the Arc de Triomph in Paris though the decorations are typically Lao in style with mythological creatures as kinnaree and the three headed elephant Erawan.  There is a small Sala in the adjacent park where the World Peace Gong is found.
    patuxai-16.jpg
  • Wat Si Saket located is famous for its cloister wall housing thousands of tiny Buddha images and rows of hundreds of seated Buddhas.  They come in all sizes and are made of wood, stone and bronze.  There are more than 6800 Buddhas in all. If visiting the temple early in the morning, visitors will come across the many locals that go to pray and make merit as well as to offer food to the monks. Wat Sisaket is famous for the interior walls of the cloister and also for its architecture and history.  The temple was built by the last king of the Lang Xang Kingdom, Chao Anuvong and managed to survive the Siamese-Lao war of 1828 and has become the oldest Buddhist monastery in Laos.
    wat-sisaket-cloister-6.jpg
  • Wat Si Saket located is famous for its cloister wall housing thousands of tiny Buddha images and rows of hundreds of seated Buddhas.  They come in all sizes and are made of wood, stone and bronze.  There are more than 6800 Buddhas in all. If visiting the temple early in the morning, visitors will come across the many locals that go to pray and make merit as well as to offer food to the monks. Wat Sisaket is famous for the interior walls of the cloister and also for its architecture and history.  The temple was built by the last king of the Lang Xang Kingdom, Chao Anuvong and managed to survive the Siamese-Lao war of 1828 and has become the oldest Buddhist monastery in Laos.
    wat-sisaket-cloister-3.jpg
  • Wat Si Saket located is famous for its cloister wall housing thousands of tiny Buddha images and rows of hundreds of seated Buddhas.  They come in all sizes and are made of wood, stone and bronze.  There are more than 6800 Buddhas in all. If visiting the temple early in the morning, visitors will come across the many locals that go to pray and make merit as well as to offer food to the monks. Wat Sisaket is famous for the interior walls of the cloister and also for its architecture and history.  The temple was built by the last king of the Lang Xang Kingdom, Chao Anuvong and managed to survive the Siamese-Lao war of 1828 and has become the oldest Buddhist monastery in Laos.
    wat-sisaket-cloister-2.jpg
  • Wat Si Saket located is famous for its cloister wall housing thousands of tiny Buddha images and rows of hundreds of seated Buddhas.  They come in all sizes and are made of wood, stone and bronze.  There are more than 6800 Buddhas in all. If visiting the temple early in the morning, visitors will come across the many locals that go to pray and make merit as well as to offer food to the monks. Wat Sisaket is famous for the interior walls of the cloister and also for its architecture and history.  The temple was built by the last king of the Lang Xang Kingdom, Chao Anuvong and managed to survive the Siamese-Lao war of 1828 and has become the oldest Buddhist monastery in Laos.
    wat-sisaket-cloister-5.jpg
  • Wat Si Saket located is famous for its cloister wall housing thousands of tiny Buddha images and rows of hundreds of seated Buddhas.  They come in all sizes and are made of wood, stone and bronze.  There are more than 6800 Buddhas in all. If visiting the temple early in the morning, visitors will come across the many locals that go to pray and make merit as well as to offer food to the monks. Wat Sisaket is famous for the interior walls of the cloister and also for its architecture and history.  The temple was built by the last king of the Lang Xang Kingdom, Chao Anuvong and managed to survive the Siamese-Lao war of 1828 and has become the oldest Buddhist monastery in Laos.
    wat-sisaket-cloister-1.jpg
  • Wat Si Saket located is famous for its cloister wall housing thousands of tiny Buddha images and rows of hundreds of seated Buddhas.  They come in all sizes and are made of wood, stone and bronze.  There are more than 6800 Buddhas in all. If visiting the temple early in the morning, visitors will come across the many locals that go to pray and make merit as well as to offer food to the monks. Wat Sisaket is famous for the interior walls of the cloister and also for its architecture and history.  The temple was built by the last king of the Lang Xang Kingdom, Chao Anuvong and managed to survive the Siamese-Lao war of 1828 and has become the oldest Buddhist monastery in Laos.
    wat-sisaket-cloister-4.jpg
  • Pha That Luang stupa is the symbol of the city of Vientiane, the capital of Laos. It's a huge golden stupa, built in the year 1566. Its golden color is not painting but it is literally covered in gold. Pha That Luang Temple is considered to be a monument of national pride in Laos. Its central stupa is covered in 500 kilos of gold leaf and is surrounded by a cloister which houses various statues of Buddha and paintings. The stupa is built on three levels, which symbolize the ascent from the Earth to the sky. The first level is the underworld, the second level perfections of Buddhism and the third level, the prelude to the Kingdom of heaven.  Pha That Luang literally means great golden stupa was built in 1566.  According to popular belief, the temple housed a rib of Buddha brought from India by missionaries of the Court of the Emperor Ashoka.
    phra-that-luang-13.jpg
  • Pha That Luang stupa is the symbol of the city of Vientiane, the capital of Laos. It's a huge golden stupa, built in the year 1566. Its golden color is not painting but it is literally covered in gold. Pha That Luang Temple is considered to be a monument of national pride in Laos. Its central stupa is covered in 500 kilos of gold leaf and is surrounded by a cloister which houses various statues of Buddha and paintings. The stupa is built on three levels, which symbolize the ascent from the Earth to the sky. The first level is the underworld, the second level perfections of Buddhism and the third level, the prelude to the Kingdom of heaven.  Pha That Luang literally means great golden stupa was built in 1566.  According to popular belief, the temple housed a rib of Buddha brought from India by missionaries of the Court of the Emperor Ashoka.
    phra-that-luang-7.jpg
  • Pha That Luang stupa is the symbol of the city of Vientiane, the capital of Laos. It's a huge golden stupa, built in the year 1566. Its golden color is not painting but it is literally covered in gold. Pha That Luang Temple is considered to be a monument of national pride in Laos. Its central stupa is covered in 500 kilos of gold leaf and is surrounded by a cloister which houses various statues of Buddha and paintings. The stupa is built on three levels, which symbolize the ascent from the Earth to the sky. The first level is the underworld, the second level perfections of Buddhism and the third level, the prelude to the Kingdom of heaven.  Pha That Luang literally means great golden stupa was built in 1566.  According to popular belief, the temple housed a rib of Buddha brought from India by missionaries of the Court of the Emperor Ashoka.
    phra-that-luang-12.jpg
  • Pha That Luang stupa is the symbol of the city of Vientiane, the capital of Laos. It's a huge golden stupa, built in the year 1566. Its golden color is not painting but it is literally covered in gold. Pha That Luang Temple is considered to be a monument of national pride in Laos. Its central stupa is covered in 500 kilos of gold leaf and is surrounded by a cloister which houses various statues of Buddha and paintings. The stupa is built on three levels, which symbolize the ascent from the Earth to the sky. The first level is the underworld, the second level perfections of Buddhism and the third level, the prelude to the Kingdom of heaven.  Pha That Luang literally means great golden stupa was built in 1566.  According to popular belief, the temple housed a rib of Buddha brought from India by missionaries of the Court of the Emperor Ashoka.
    phra-that-luang-6.jpg
  • Pha That Luang stupa is the symbol of the city of Vientiane, the capital of Laos. It's a huge golden stupa, built in the year 1566. Its golden color is not painting but it is literally covered in gold. Pha That Luang Temple is considered to be a monument of national pride in Laos. Its central stupa is covered in 500 kilos of gold leaf and is surrounded by a cloister which houses various statues of Buddha and paintings. The stupa is built on three levels, which symbolize the ascent from the Earth to the sky. The first level is the underworld, the second level perfections of Buddhism and the third level, the prelude to the Kingdom of heaven.  Pha That Luang literally means great golden stupa was built in 1566.  According to popular belief, the temple housed a rib of Buddha brought from India by missionaries of the Court of the Emperor Ashoka.
    phra-that-luang-5.jpg
  • Pha That Luang stupa is the symbol of the city of Vientiane, the capital of Laos. It's a huge golden stupa, built in the year 1566. Its golden color is not painting but it is literally covered in gold. Pha That Luang Temple is considered to be a monument of national pride in Laos. Its central stupa is covered in 500 kilos of gold leaf and is surrounded by a cloister which houses various statues of Buddha and paintings. The stupa is built on three levels, which symbolize the ascent from the Earth to the sky. The first level is the underworld, the second level perfections of Buddhism and the third level, the prelude to the Kingdom of heaven.  Pha That Luang literally means great golden stupa was built in 1566.  According to popular belief, the temple housed a rib of Buddha brought from India by missionaries of the Court of the Emperor Ashoka.
    phra-that-luang-10.jpg
  • Pha That Luang stupa is the symbol of the city of Vientiane, the capital of Laos. It's a huge golden stupa, built in the year 1566. Its golden color is not painting but it is literally covered in gold. Pha That Luang Temple is considered to be a monument of national pride in Laos. Its central stupa is covered in 500 kilos of gold leaf and is surrounded by a cloister which houses various statues of Buddha and paintings. The stupa is built on three levels, which symbolize the ascent from the Earth to the sky. The first level is the underworld, the second level perfections of Buddhism and the third level, the prelude to the Kingdom of heaven.  Pha That Luang literally means great golden stupa was built in 1566.  According to popular belief, the temple housed a rib of Buddha brought from India by missionaries of the Court of the Emperor Ashoka.
    phra-that-luang-11.jpg
  • That Dam or Black Stupa, is near Talat Sao the Vientiane Morning Market. That in Lao refers to an unopened lotus flower or inverted bell shape.  These structures often contain alleged relics of Buddha.  Many locals believe this mythological structure was once inhabited by a seven headed dragon protected the city from the Siamese.  The crumbling stupa stands now rather, neglected looking though the Lao still regard That Dam as the city’s guardian spirit.
    That-Dam-Black-Stupa-2.jpg
  • That Dam or Black Stupa, is near Talat Sao the Vientiane Morning Market. That in Lao refers to an unopened lotus flower or inverted bell shape.  These structures often contain alleged relics of Buddha.  Many locals believe this mythological structure was once inhabited by a seven headed dragon protected the city from the Siamese.  The crumbling stupa stands now rather, neglected looking though the Lao still regard That Dam as the city’s guardian spirit.
    That-Dam-Black-Stupa-3.jpg
  • UXO Memorial Statue - COPE Vientiane  which is made of 500 kg of UXO including cluster bombs, in memory of those who have lost limbs and lives.  Sculpted by Anousone Vong Aphay.  - At COPE  visitors can explore the free exhibit where they learn about the UXO problem in Lao PDR.  Work by COPE and the CMR provides disability service for people affected by UXOs.  COPE works with the Center of Medical Rehabilitation to design prosthetic legs, orthotic devices and custom-fit hands and arms.  COPE also has a shop that sells ice cream and drinks at their Karma Cafe all funds go directly to pay for COPE aid and services.
    uxo-statue-2.jpg
  • UXO Memorial Statue - COPE Vientiane  which is made of 500 kg of UXO including cluster bombs, in memory of those who have lost limbs and lives.  Sculpted by Anousone Vong Aphay.  - At COPE  visitors can explore the free exhibit where they learn about the UXO problem in Lao PDR.  Work by COPE and the CMR provides disability service for people affected by UXOs.  COPE works with the Center of Medical Rehabilitation to design prosthetic legs, orthotic devices and custom-fit hands and arms.  COPE also has a shop that sells ice cream and drinks at their Karma Cafe all funds go directly to pay for COPE aid and services.
    uxo-statue-3.jpg
  • UXO Memorial Statue and Victims at COPE Vientiane - the statue is made of 500 kg of UXO including cluster bombs, in memory of those who have lost limbs and lives.  Sculpted by Anousone Vong Aphay.  - At COPE  visitors can explore the free exhibit where they learn about the UXO problem in Lao PDR.  Work by COPE and the CMR provides disability service for people affected by UXOs.  COPE works with the Center of Medical Rehabilitation to design prosthetic legs, orthotic devices and custom-fit hands and arms.  COPE also has a shop that sells ice cream and drinks at their Karma Cafe all funds go directly to pay for COPE aid and services.
    uxo-statue-1.jpg
  • Wat Si Saket located is famous for its cloister wall housing thousands of tiny Buddha images and rows of hundreds of seated Buddhas.  They come in all sizes and are made of wood, stone and bronze.  There are more than 6800 Buddhas in all. If visiting the temple early in the morning, visitors will come across the many locals that go to pray and make merit as well as to offer food to the monks. Wat Sisaket is famous for the interior walls of the cloister and also for its architecture and history.  The temple was built by the last king of the Lang Xang Kingdom, Chao Anuvong and managed to survive the Siamese-Lao war of 1828 and has become the oldest Buddhist monastery in Laos.
    wat-sisaket-vientiane-2.jpg
  • Wat Si Saket located is famous for its cloister wall housing thousands of tiny Buddha images and rows of hundreds of seated Buddhas.  They come in all sizes and are made of wood, stone and bronze.  There are more than 6800 Buddhas in all. If visiting the temple early in the morning, visitors will come across the many locals that go to pray and make merit as well as to offer food to the monks. Wat Sisaket is famous for the interior walls of the cloister and also for its architecture and history.  The temple was built by the last king of the Lang Xang Kingdom, Chao Anuvong and managed to survive the Siamese-Lao war of 1828 and has become the oldest Buddhist monastery in Laos.
    wat-sisaket-vientiane-3.jpg
  • Wat Si Saket located is famous for its cloister wall housing thousands of tiny Buddha images and rows of hundreds of seated Buddhas.  They come in all sizes and are made of wood, stone and bronze.  There are more than 6800 Buddhas in all. If visiting the temple early in the morning, visitors will come across the many locals that go to pray and make merit as well as to offer food to the monks. Wat Sisaket is famous for the interior walls of the cloister and also for its architecture and history.  The temple was built by the last king of the Lang Xang Kingdom, Chao Anuvong and managed to survive the Siamese-Lao war of 1828 and has become the oldest Buddhist monastery in Laos.
    wat-sisaket-vientiane-1.jpg
  • Vientiane Morning Market is a large collection of indoor and outdoor stalls selling, well, pretty much anything. There are two floors - the first floor sells mostly textiles, electronics, and watches; the second floor has clothing, gold, and jewelery. Expect to pay about one third or one quarter of the first price you are offered. Despite the name it is still struggling into operation at 8:00 and remains open until around 16:00.
    vientiane-morning-market-5.jpg
  • Until recently, most of the roads in Vientiane were unpaved.   You'd hardly know, even today, that it is a capital city, as it slowly shuffles along like this  vendor with his cart in central Vientiane. But there lies its charm....
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  • Vientiane Morning Market Flower Girl selling her posies at this large market Despite its name the Vientiane Morning Market opens up around 08.00 and remains open until around 04.00 in the afternoon.
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  • Vientiane Morning Market is a large collection of indoor and outdoor stalls selling an enormous selection of products.   Surrounding the market building are  portable noodle shops and the usual array of freelance vendor carts such as this produce vendor
    vientiane-morning-market-2.jpg
  • Prints on Display Along Vientiane Riverbank - Much of the activity in Vientiane has always centred along the Mekong riverside.  Most evenings, people gather to play badmitten, stroll the riverbank, have a sundowner or even buy and sell printed artwork.
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  • Herbalist at the Vientiane Morning Market,  a large collection of indoor and outdoor stalls selling pretty much anything.  This young lady has a fine selection of herbs for sale.  In the good old days, one major herb for sale was marijuana, used mostly as a cooking element with its well-known component for calming people.
    vientiane-morning-market-3.jpg
  • Although Vientiane is not known for its  temples and hundreds of monks wandering around like Luang Prabang, it still has more than its share of temples and monks, coming and going from schools, temples, chanting ceremonies and early morning alms visits.
    vientiane-monks-1.jpg
  • Vientiane Morning Market is a large collection of indoor and outdoor stalls selling pretty much everything. There are two floors - the first floor sells mostly textiles, electronics, and watches; the second floor has clothing, gold, and jewelery. Expect to pay about one third or one quarter of the first price you are offered. Despite the name it is still struggling into operation at 8:00 and remains open until around 16:00.
    vientiane-morning-market-4.jpg
  • Much of the activity in Vientiane has always centred along the riverside.  Most evenings, people gather to play badmitten, stroll the riverbank, have a sundowner or even buy and sell printed artwork.
    vientiane-art.jpg
  • Papaya Vendor, Vientiane - Though Laos is not a very wealthy country, it has a huge variety of produce available for a song.  This has kept Laotians well fed, along with the bounty of the Mekong River to supplement the diet with protein.
    vientiane-vendor.jpg
  • French Colonial Architecture in Vientiane - In order to make French colonists feel more at home and at the same time to reflect its vision of imperial grandeur, the French colonial government rebuilt  Laotian cities according to European specifications.
    french-colonial-vientiane-01.jpg
  • Patuxai Arch - Patuxai, literally Victory Gate or Gate of Triumph, formerly the  Anosavari Monument, is a monument in the center of Vientiane.  It is dedicated to those who fought in the struggle for independence from France.  Although bearing a general resemblance to the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, it is typically Laotian, decorated with many kinnari figures.
    patuxay-arch-1.jpg
  • Tuk Tuk at Sunset - An auto rickshaw or three wheeler is one of the most popular modes of transport across many parts of Southeast Asia, including Vientiane which has its own special type of tuktuk.
    lao-tuk-tuk-2.jpg
  • Patuxai Arch - Patuxai literally Victory Gate or Gate of Triumph, formerly the  Anosavari Monument, is a landmark in the center of Vientiane dedicated the memory of the struggle for independence from France.  Although it has a resemblance to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, it is typically Laotian  - decorated with many kinnari and, if anything, has a rather anti-French meaning.
    patuxay-arch-2.jpg
  • Monks Collecting Alms - the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk or nun is not charity as presumed by Western eyes but it is closer to a symbolic connection to the spiritual showing humility and respect.  The presence of so many Buddhist monks is a stabilizing influence in Lao society and the act of alms giving assists in connecting lay people to the monk and what he represents.
    vientiane-alms-1.jpg
  • Monks Collecting Alms - the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk or nun is not charity as presumed by Western eyes but it is closer to a symbolic connection to the spiritual showing humility and respect.  The presence of so many Buddhist monks is a stabilizing influence in Lao society and the act of alms giving assists in connecting lay people to the monk and what he represents.
    vientiane-alms-2.jpg
  • Tuk Tuk at Sunset - An auto rickshaw or three wheelers (tuk-tuk  or auto rickshaw) is one of the chief modes of transport across many parts of Southeast Asia  as a vehicle for hire. It is a motorized version of the traditional rickshaw or velotaxi, a small three-wheeled cart. <br />
Auto rickshaws are popular in many Asian countries such as Laos.
    lao-tuk-tuk-1.jpg
  • Mekong River Sunset - The Mekong's source comes from four thousand kilometers away from Tibet. More than a thousand species of fish have been identified in this body of water.
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  • Wat Pha That Luang is a Buddhist temple in Vientiane built in the 16th century under King Setthathirat on the ruins of an earlier 13th century Khmer temple. Pha That Luang was destroyed by the Thai invasion in 1828, which left it heavily damaged. A French explorer and architect came across the abandoned temple and made detailed sketches of it.  Not until 1900 was it restored it to its original design. The architecture of the building includes many references to Lao culture and identity, and so has become a symbol of Lao nationalism. Relics of The Buddha are said to be contained here.
    phra-that-luang-3.jpg
  • Pha That Luang is a Buddhist stupa in Vientiane. It was built in the 16th century under King Setthathirat on the ruins of an earlier 13th century Khmer temple. Pha That Luang was destroyed by the Thai invasion in 1828, which was heavily damaged and left abandoned. A French explorer and architect came across the abandoned temple and made detailed sketches of the temple. It was not until 1900, when the French restored it to its original design. The architecture of the building includes many references to Lao culture and identity, and so has become a symbol of Lao nationalism. Relics of The Buddha are said to be contained here.
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  • One of the quirkiest, yet most interesting attractions in Vientiane would have to be Xieng Khuan, commonly called "Buddha Park". Xieng Khuan or "Spirit City" is just as much a monument to one man's eccentric and bizarre ambition as it is an impressive collection of massive ferro-concrete sculptures dotted around a riverside meadow. Although the brontosaurian reclining Buddha and strange edifice resembling a pumpkin - there are statues of every conceivable deity in the Buddhist/Hindu pantheon. Even if you are not up on your Buddhist/Hindu deities you will enjoy strolling around some of the more fantastic shapes.  Xieng Khuan was designed and built in 1958 by Louang Pou Bunleua Sulilat a self style holy man who took Hinduism and Buddhism and merged them into his own iconography. After the revolution in 1975, he fled from Laos to Thailand where he built another sculpture park, Sala Keoku in Nong Khai.. He fled because his anti-Communist beliefs conflicted with the views of the Pathet Lao.
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  • One of the quirkiest, yet most interesting attractions in Vientiane would have to be Xieng Khuan, commonly called "Buddha Park". Xieng Khuan or "Spirit City" is just as much a monument to one man's eccentric and bizarre ambition as it is an impressive collection of massive ferro-concrete sculptures dotted around a riverside meadow. Although the brontosaurian reclining Buddha and strange edifice resembling a pumpkin - there are statues of every conceivable deity in the Buddhist/Hindu pantheon. Even if you are not up on your Buddhist/Hindu deities you will enjoy strolling around some of the more fantastic shapes.  Xieng Khuan was designed and built in 1958 by Louang Pou Bunleua Sulilat a self style holy man who took Hinduism and Buddhism and merged them into his own iconography. After the revolution in 1975, he fled from Laos to Thailand where he built another sculpture park, Sala Keoku in Nong Khai.. He fled because his anti-Communist beliefs conflicted with the views of the Pathet Lao.
    xieng-khuan-2.jpg
  • One of the quirkiest, yet most interesting attractions in Vientiane would have to be Xieng Khuan, commonly called "Buddha Park". Xieng Khuan or "Spirit City" is just as much a monument to one man's eccentric and bizarre ambition as it is an impressive collection of massive ferro-concrete sculptures dotted around a riverside meadow. Although the brontosaurian reclining Buddha and strange edifice resembling a pumpkin - there are statues of every conceivable deity in the Buddhist/Hindu pantheon. Even if you are not up on your Buddhist/Hindu deities you will enjoy strolling around some of the more fantastic shapes.  Xieng Khuan was designed and built in 1958 by Louang Pou Bunleua Sulilat a self style holy man who took Hinduism and Buddhism and merged them into his own iconography. After the revolution in 1975, he fled from Laos to Thailand where he built another sculpture park, Sala Keoku in Nong Khai.. He fled because his anti-Communist beliefs conflicted with the views of the Pathet Lao.
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  • Naga at the temple adjacent to Pha That Luang in Vientiane, built in the 16th century under King Setthathirat on the ruins of an earlier 13th century Khmer temple. Wat Pha That Luang was destroyed by the Thai invasion in 1828 and heavily damaged and left abandoned. A French explorer and architect came across the abandoned temple and made detailed sketches.  It was not until 1900, when the French colonial government restored it to its original design. The architecture of the building includes many references to Lao culture and identity, and so has become a symbol of Lao nationalism. Relics of The Buddha are said to be contained here.
    phra-that-luang-1.jpg
  • One of the quirkiest, yet most interesting attractions in Vientiane would have to be Xieng Khuan, commonly called "Buddha Park". Xieng Khuan or "Spirit City" is just as much a monument to one man's eccentric and bizarre ambition as it is an impressive collection of massive ferro-concrete sculptures dotted around a riverside meadow. Although the brontosaurian reclining Buddha and strange edifice resembling a pumpkin - there are statues of every conceivable deity in the Buddhist/Hindu pantheon. Even if you are not up on your Buddhist/Hindu deities you will enjoy strolling around some of the more fantastic shapes.  Xieng Khuan was designed and built in 1958 by Louang Pou Bunleua Sulilat a self style holy man who took Hinduism and Buddhism and merged them into his own iconography. After the revolution in 1975, he fled from Laos to Thailand where he built another sculpture park, Sala Keoku in Nong Khai.. He fled because his anti-Communist beliefs conflicted with the views of the Pathet Lao.
    xieng-khuan-3.jpg
  • One of the quirkiest, yet most interesting attractions in Vientiane would have to be Xieng Khuan, commonly called "Buddha Park". Xieng Khuan or "Spirit City" is just as much a monument to one man's eccentric and bizarre ambition as it is an impressive collection of massive ferro-concrete sculptures dotted around a riverside meadow. Although the brontosaurian reclining Buddha and strange edifice resembling a pumpkin - there are statues of every conceivable deity in the Buddhist/Hindu pantheon. Even if you are not up on your Buddhist/Hindu deities you will enjoy strolling around some of the more fantastic shapes.  Xieng Khuan was designed and built in 1958 by Louang Pou Bunleua Sulilat a self style holy man who took Hinduism and Buddhism and merged them into his own iconography. After the revolution in 1975, he fled from Laos to Thailand where he built another sculpture park, Sala Keoku in Nong Khai.. He fled because his anti-Communist beliefs conflicted with the views of the Pathet Lao.
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  • There are many forms of incense and its use is tied to traditional asian medicine and are still referred today as "fragrant medicines". Use of incense has long been as much for healthy well-being as religious ceremonies. Incense is an aromatic material which puts out fragrant smoke when burned and is used for ceremonies of many religions. It is also sometimes used to cover bad smells and for meditation.  Incense is made of plant materials and the forms differ depending on the culture and is usually made of a paste formed around bamboo sticks.
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  • Bibiliotheque National de Laos - French Colonial Architecture in Laos - In order to make French colonists feel more at home and at the same time to reflect its vision of imperial grandeur, the French colonial government rebuilt Laotian cities according to European specifications.
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  • Wat Si Saket was built in 1818 on the orders of King Anouvong;  it is said to be the oldest temple still standing in Vientiane. It was built in the Siamese style of Buddhist architecture, with a surrounding terrace and an ornate five tiered roof, rather than in the Lao style, keeping it safe from the armies of Siam which attacked Vientiane in 1827. Although the temple was spared as its design was Bangkok style, the French restored the temple in 1924 and again in 1930. Wat Si Saket features a cloister wall with more than 2000 ceramic and silver Buddha images.
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  • Wat Si Saket was built in 1818 on the orders of King Anouvong;  it is said to be the oldest temple still standing in Vientiane. It was built in the Siamese style of Buddhist architecture, with a surrounding terrace and an ornate five tiered roof, rather than in the Lao style, keeping it safe from the armies of Siam which attacked Vientiane in 1827. Although the temple was spared as its design was Bangkok style, the French restored the temple in 1924 and again in 1930. Wat Si Saket features a cloister wall with more than 2000 ceramic and silver Buddha images.
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  • Wat Si Saket was built in 1818 on the orders of King Anouvong;  it is said to be the oldest temple still standing in Vientiane. It was built in the Siamese style of Buddhist architecture, with a surrounding terrace and an ornate five tiered roof, rather than in the Lao style, keeping it safe from the armies of Siam which attacked Vientiane in 1827. Although the temple was spared as its design was Bangkok style, the French restored the temple in 1924 and again in 1930. Wat Si Saket features a cloister wall with more than 2000 ceramic and silver Buddha images.
    si-saket-vientiane-3.jpg
  • Pha That Luang is a Buddhist stupa in Vientiane. It was built in the 16th century under King Setthathirat on the ruins of an earlier 13th century Khmer temple. Pha That Luang was destroyed by the Thai invasion in 1828, which was heavily damaged and left abandon. A French explorer and architect came across the abandoned temple and made detailed sketches of the temple. It was not until 1900, when the French restored it to its original design. The architecture of the building includes many references to Lao culture and identity, and so has become a symbol of Lao nationalism. Relics of The Buddha are said to be contained here.
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  • Wat Si Saket Mural - built in 1818 on the orders of King Anouvong;  Wat Si Saket is said to be the oldest temple still standing in Vientiane. It was built in the Siamese style of Buddhist architecture, with a surrounding terrace and an ornate five tiered roof, rather than in the Lao style, keeping it safe from the armies of Siam which attacked Vientiane in 1827. Although the temple was spared as its design was Bangkok style, the French restored the temple in 1924 and again in 1930. Wat Si Saket features a cloister wall with more than 2000 ceramic and silver Buddha images.
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  • Wat Impeng in Vientiane has some fine reconstructed buildings such as this with artistic wooden carvings on the windows and doors, along with the paintings, murals and stucco work on the walls, featuring various legends from the life of Buddha.
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  • Boun Awk Phansa  is a day of celebrations, most notably the boat races held along the Mekong River.   On the first day at dawn, donations and offerings are made at temples around the country and in the evening candlelight processions are held around the temples before the big races held in Vientiane and Pakse along hte Mekong.
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  • Tree of Life at Wat Xieng Thong - This temple was spared by any damage during the sacking of the city in 1887. There is a reclining Buddha sanctuary, which contains a especially rare reclining Buddha that dates from the construction of the temple. In 1931, the image was taken to Paris and displayed at the Paris Exhibition and was kept in Vientiane until 1964, when it returned to Luang Prabang.
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  • Wat Xieng Thong was built in 1560 by King Setthathirath and was under royal patronage during the Kingdom of Laos. Like the royal palace, the wat was placed near the mekong.  This temple, along with Wat Suwannaphumaham, was spared by any damage during the sacking of the city in 1887. There is a reclining Buddha sanctuary, which contains a especially rare reclining Buddha that dates from the construction of the temple. In 1931, the image was taken to Paris and displayed at the Paris Exhibition and was kept in Vientiane until 1964, when it returned to Luang Phrabang.
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  • Tree of Life at Wat Xieng Thong - This temple, along with Wat Suwannaphumaham, was spared by any damage during the sacking of the city in 1887. There is a reclining Buddha sanctuary, which contains a especially rare reclining Buddha that dates from the construction of the temple. In 1931, the image was taken to Paris and displayed at the Paris Exhibition and was kept in Vientiane until 1964, when it returned to Luang Phrabang.
    wat-xieng-thong-5.jpg
  • Wat Xieng Thong was built in 1560 by King Setthathirath and was under royal patronage during the Kingdom of Laos. Like the royal palace, the wat was placed near the mekong.  This temple, along with Wat Suwannaphumaham, was spared by any damage during the sacking of the city in 1887. There is a reclining Buddha sanctuary, which contains a especially rare reclining Buddha that dates from the construction of the temple. In 1931, the image was taken to Paris and displayed at the Paris Exhibition and was kept in Vientiane until 1964, when it returned to Luang Phrabang.
    wat-xieng-thong-3.jpg
  • Wat Xieng Thong was built in 1560 by King Setthathirath and was under royal patronage during the Kingdom of Laos. Like the royal palace, the wat was placed near the mekong.  This temple, along with Wat Suwannaphumaham, was spared by any damage during the sacking of the city in 1887. There is a reclining Buddha sanctuary, which contains a especially rare reclining Buddha that dates from the construction of the temple. In 1931, the image was taken to Paris and displayed at the Paris Exhibition and was kept in Vientiane until 1964, when it returned to Luang Phrabang.
    wat-xieng-thong-4.jpg