Vientiane, Laos

The capital city of Laos has a population of about 300,000 Vientianne is not full of must see sights but it has a few. First up we went to Patuxai which is Vientianne's Arc de Triomphe...it was built to commemorate the Lao people that died in previous wars.

The next day we headed out of the city to Buddha park. In order to head the 25km southeast we had to take a local bus. The bus was 5000 kip (mind you its 8500 kip to one US dollar) so we got there cheap cheap. Buddha park is as the name suggests a park full of Buddha sculptures. This one (below) was massive and we got to snake inside it to the top...see me and Lauren up there?

And finally we made it to the most important national monument in Laos. Pha That Luang. Legend has it that enclosed there is a bone of the beloved Buddha.

Besides the sights there was Lao beer dark that was deliciously drank, there were fish eyes eaten (not by me), and massages had...ah vacation!