Showing posts with label SIGHTS VIENTIANE LAOS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SIGHTS VIENTIANE LAOS. Show all posts

Thursday, March 17, 2011

PICTURES AND MEMORIES - LAOS TRIP

One of the cheapest countries in South East Asia is Laos. Was in Vientianne twice, the people are friendly and likes to accomodate foreigners, however the cost of living there is quite expensive comparing Thailand yet, you can still travel around without worrying much of your budget.
It wasn't hard for me to travel Laos 'coz they too speaks Thai language similarly especially in the capital city, the food was the same as well. Frustratingly to speak there's nothing much to see around except the neighboring provinces of Vientianne (according to some backpackers I met) but I failed to get out of the city.
Sad to say, if I'm going to compare the number of tourist in Laos and Philippines we couldn't have much of foreign backpackers than Laos.
Hope Philippines would be safer like of those other south east Asian brothers of ours so that there'll be more tourists love to visit our dear country.

Door

Pha That Luang Temple

Poor Old Woman

Former Ruler

Pha That Luang Temple

Temple

Sidewalk Vendors

Novice Young Monk

Me

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Vientianne

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Ceiling

Triumph de Arc

Plaza

Friday, October 29, 2010

SIGHTS VIENTIANE LAOS

Has just arrived from a day and two nights in Vientiane, Laos or known to be as the city of Sandalwood in Southeast Asia.
It has been my second visit since last year of November when I exit for a Non-B visa purposes. Didn't get the chance to go around on my first trip there because of the rain that hindered me and to some of the foreigners who went to Laos just to obtain the same desire to get a visa at Royal Thai Embassy in Vientiane Laos.
Since my school contract has just ended yesterday, exiting Laos is the main country in the eastern part of Asia for those who wish to get a long term visa extension and some visas.
Well, I don't wanna go into details of explaining about the process and why we need to go Laos, Cambodia or Malaysia for visa. That's just the way it is, the immigration in Bangkok refused to cater the needs of the foreigners if visa is the issue.
Now, lucky as it may seems my second exit to Laos was a bit fun when the opportunity to see the pride of the country was just beneath the distance of my eyes.
Without wasting time, I hit the road just where my feet leads me. Of course, I asked infos to the information clerk of the hotel where I stayed but the English and so as the accent was so bad and audibly hard to understand.
Anyway, I went around with two newfound friends from Philippines also enjoying a much needed trip.


Pha That Phung..famous site in Laos. on Twitpic

One of the biggest temple in Vientiane, Laos..but its under r... on Twitpic

Inside the compound of Pha That pagoda. on Twitpic

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A relic of a certain monk... on Twitpic

A worship hall down the alley of the pagoda. on Twitpic

Arch de Truimphe. on Twitpic

Vientiane's White house version. on Twitpic

World Peace Gong. on Twitpic

Laos's Communists advocate monument. on Twitpic

Laos Army's National Museum. on Twitpic

A fag monk of sort...LOL on Twitpic

Laos students on their traditional school uniform. on Twitpic

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