Buddha Park (Xiang Khouan) Vientiane

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    Lovely Trip out to the Buddha Park

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    Well decided to get out of town today, Ive come to the conclusion that I have had enough of Wats for now, well at least until Cambodia and Angkor Wat.

    I had read about this park that one man had created some 25KM outside the town which was a collection of Buddha's called Xiang Khouan so thought I would hop on a local bus and see it.
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    A day of the Laos capital

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    Free breakfast, the friend egg on toast was a good start to the day. April, Helen and Zoe had booked a ticket to go to The Kaeck but I was unsure if I wanted to go with them, might need another day in Vientiane just to figure out what I want to do next...

    April struck a good deal with a tuk-tuk driver. For him to take us to see the Wat Si …

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    Capital of Laos

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    Day 109 - cont...

    Had to wait around at the bus station as usual. The bus got to Vientiane at about 6:30. We hunted for room for about 30 mins. Everywhere was full.

    We finally found a triple room on the top floor of a hotel. The room was full on mozzies. Not pleasant.

    We decided to spoil ourselves and went for food …

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    The Calmest Capital City Ever...

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    Although hungover, we were glad to get up and pack to leave the weird craziness that is Vang Vieng. Having had enough of the baguettes and pancakes obtainable from every street vendor on every street, we tucked into some muesli and fruit in a place showing Friends...or Family Guy, it's hard to remember which show we watched and when!

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  • 5

    Buddha Park and Postage

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    The drive down to Vientiane was a bit better than the one to Vang Vieng, but still fairly nauseating. Laos is really beautiful with lush green rice paddies, and some surprisingly pretty houses, and fortunately I was able to look out without feeling too sick this time. There is still quite a French influence on some of the architecture, and it was …

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    Vientiane

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    Our 9 hour bus journey in a "VIP" Bus took over 15 hours because the fan belt/ brakes/ AC/ engine did not work and we broke down 4 times! There was no toilet on the bus and it was the loooongest journey ever! Had it not been the cutest toddler in the seat next to us blowing us kisses, it would have been the worst journey by bus to date.

    As …

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    Tucan Tour & Vientiane

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    You could say yesterday was the first real day of the tour. It was a free day to explore Bangkok. My roomie & I decided to go for a long walk to tire ourselves out before the overnight train ride to Laos. We walked from Erawan Hotel to the government buildings. They were beautiful but closed. I think their Monday is like our Sunday for Thai …

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    Don Det to Vientiane - feeling very chilled out

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    ... wasn't a can of water but the petrol can. One way to stop your passengers from smoking I guess. We arrived at the Buddha Park, shaken and highly flammable and spent an hour looking at the most random, weird collection of statues imaginable. There ...

  • 2

    Here a bhudda there a bhudda

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    ... , it's not like the death road of Vietnam or Cambodia, its a bit more chilled. Anyway we then went on an adventure to find the Buddha Park (unfortunately, not a theme park, but a park full of buddhas). It was pretty cool and we only got lost a couple of ...

  • 3

    Quick stop off.....

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    ... , but i've been hundreds of thousands of buddhas - how different can they all be from eachother - ok, i am ignorant! Secondly was Buddha Park which was great and a place where i obtained many many photos and took about an hour to get to on a local ...

  • 4

    The City

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    ... sure Vietnam will provide more of the same.   I guess that's all I have to say about Vientiane.  We took a day trip out to the Buddha Park, which I'll post separately.  My final observations on Laos:   It was more expensive than ...

  • 5

    The Buddha Park

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    ... long dirt road to her home.  It was a quiet ride for the remaining few kilometers to our destination.   The Buddha Park was built in 1958 by a priest-shaman who fused Buddhist and Hindu traditions.  The sculptures reflect this ...

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    Capital Stop

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    ... missionaries from India placed a piece of Buddha's breastbone here as early as the 3rd century BC.   Our last stop was the "Buddha Park" or Xieng Khuan was as you would guess and park of many Budda's. On our way we stopped at a silk factory ...

  • 7

    Buddha Park

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    Not quite what I expected

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    ... out my next destination. Not wanting to walk for a while, I decided to get a tuk-tuk to the Buddha Park at Xieng Khuan, about 25km from Vientiane. It would be my first glimpse of the Lao countryside, or so I thought. What I saw during the ...

  • 9

    The Twilight Zone and a deserted capital

    ... : Vientiane is a VERY sleepy little capital. Not a whole lot to see or do, IMHO, tho it's nice enough for a day or two. Buddha Park near the Thai border was cool. Spent a day in bed with a fever and horrible cough. God, what are the symptoms of ...

  • 10

    Disneyland of the Spirit

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    ... on the banks of the Mekong some fifteen miles outside of Vientiane lies a curious little bit of real estate: Xieng Kuan, or the Buddha Park. It's a haphazard assortment of statues, both Buddhist and Hindu, ranging in size from a few feet to the ...