Sunday, March 30, 2008

Sightseeing in Vientiane, Laos: Pha That Luang - The Great Stupa

I visited Pha That Luang. Pha That Luang is called the Great Stupa or the Golden Stupa in English. Pha That Luang is the national symbol of Laos.


I travelled to the Great Stupa in a tuk tuk. Tuk tuks are like a taxi. They are a great way to go from one place to another place in Vientiane.
This is the gate to the Great Stupa.

The picture below is a picture of a wat (temple) next to the Great Stupa.


This is another wat near the Great Stupa


Here's another wat near the Great Stupa. It looks very similar to a Thai wat.
The pictures below are guardian dragons.



These are buddhas

Next time I'll post some pictures of the Buddha Park.

6 comments:

  1. Hi Mr Stout:)

    hope you enjoyed your trip;)
    seems Laos is hotter than Japan!(you're wearing half sleeve shirt:p)
    it's really nice to see all the picture! te gold stuffs are beautiful!
    the buddhas things...it's looks similar to the Okinawa's SEESAR(I don't know how to spell it)!

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  2. Hi Geeena,
    Yes, Laos is much hotter than Japan. It was about 30 degrees every day that I was there.

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  3. Anonymous11:53 am

    This house?is very beautihul.
    This is strange!But very cool!

    I want to visit here.

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  4. Anonymous12:03 pm

    This Buillding is very funny!But
    color is very cool!!i hope to visit here!This place is like a arabian.So exiciting!

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  5. Anonymous12:08 pm

    The buddha bronze statue has very a lot of hands.
    It is Very mysterious.

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  6. Anonymous12:12 pm

    It's very gorgeous!!
    many gorld buildings and a buddhist image are shaining.
    I want to visit there.

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