Vientiane, Episode II

                    Glass noodle soup. *slurpppp*

       YL and I, enjoying our … err …. 3rd glass of margarita.

     Apsara dance during dinner at Kualao rest. Laotian food.

Patuxai. It was made from the mortar which was originally meant to built the airport runway. It was built on the capital's main north-south avenue in the 1960s to celebrate the independence struggle.

 

Relaxing by the benches just outside The Spirit House.

                  Surrounding area of Pha Tat Luang.

Pha Tat Luang, the golden stupa which is the national symbol of Laos.

                    Me, the ‘tuk tuk’ driver. I like this pic!

 

                One of the many, many French restaurants.

                           Old French windows.

The ‘That Dam’ is a large stupa. Many Laotians believe it is inhabited by a seven headed dragon who tried to protect them from the armies of Siam, who invaded in 1827. It is also known as the Black Stupa, the English translation of the Lao name, That Dam.

                          YL & I.