Laos! Laos! Laos! Laos! Laos! Laos!
It's official, my love affair with this country is complete and everlasting.
( Good morning, Laos. )
Then to Vientaine. I arrived in time to snag a room at a the guesthouse I wanted while simultaneously avoiding a government airport scam (I'd learned my lesson in Luang Prabang). Serendipitously, the taxi driver I hailed is good friends with the guesthouse proprietor, so I snagged a discount ride back to the airport tomorrow.
I had enough time to visit two former Wats this afternoon. The first was the lovely Haw Pra Keuw, which houses more fascinating architecture and Butsuzou than I have time to recount. Lonely Planet says it sucks, once again proving that Lonely Planet often sucks.
( Afterwards I visited Wat Sisaket. )
( On the importance of proper dress and demeanour, 21st century style. )
I'm already planning my next visit.
That will be all.
( Good morning, Laos. )
Then to Vientaine. I arrived in time to snag a room at a the guesthouse I wanted while simultaneously avoiding a government airport scam (I'd learned my lesson in Luang Prabang). Serendipitously, the taxi driver I hailed is good friends with the guesthouse proprietor, so I snagged a discount ride back to the airport tomorrow.
I had enough time to visit two former Wats this afternoon. The first was the lovely Haw Pra Keuw, which houses more fascinating architecture and Butsuzou than I have time to recount. Lonely Planet says it sucks, once again proving that Lonely Planet often sucks.
( Afterwards I visited Wat Sisaket. )
( On the importance of proper dress and demeanour, 21st century style. )
I'm already planning my next visit.
That will be all.