Vientiane

While any place was going to be a step down from Vang Vieng, Vientiane turned out to be very boring. There were a few nice photo ops though.

On the first evening I had a beer at a bar on the river and watched the sun go down. Vientiane is right on the border with Thailand - it's just across the river.



Below is a bell tower in front of a temple in Vientiane. The top and bottom sections contain bells. The middel one's got a gong. Never got a chance to give one a lash - supposedly only monks are allowed. They're used to call monks to prayers.


This Golden Stupa is on the cover of the Lonely Planet guide to Vientiane. It's pretty impressive.

This is a temple that was being buit near the golden stupa. I thought the sun hitting the tiles on the roof made it worthy of a photo. There should be some rule back home to have builders design some buildings like this.

When I was in Primary School we did a project on Safety around the home. As part of the project, we did a cringe-worthy video with Harry (Murphy, married to my Aunt Rita) about lawn mowers. I reckon this lawn mower's gotta the most dangerous ever made! I came across it inside the grounds of the golden stupa.