We left Vang Vieng early in the afternoon for the bus to Vientiane having been told that it was a five hour journey. After a wait of one and a half hours the sleeper bus had plastic type reclining seats, no bedding of any sort, a free bottle of water, no video (not that it mattered) and mirrors on the roof of the bus. From start to finish the journey took fifteen and three-quarters of an hour to arriving at the Leena Guest House.
Savannahket sits on the side of the Mekong River and is the second largest city in Laos. There is some old French colonial architecture to be seen but actually difficult to find and not apparent to be that old. It is a slow sleepy place and that is all that could be said about the city. As usual there are some temples with a Catholic Church and Dinosaur Museum.
Sayyapoum Temple (below)
Xayaphoun Temple is a 16th century temple located in the centre of the city along the bank of the Mekong river. It is now used as both a temple and high school for novice monks of Savannahket (below).
I received a lesson on the way the Buddha sits or holds his hands and to explain - if the right hand points down then Buddha is connecting to the earth; both hands up and palms facing out means to stop fighting or peace; if the Buddha is lying down then he is meditating; while lying down and the feet are parallel and level then Buddha is sleeping; if lying down and the feet are not in line then Buddha is dead.
The Buddha's below are all for the new temple being built on the grounds. The large covered Buddha in the building was half made in Vientiane and half in Savannahket and it is covered with real gold foil. The Buddha's being made are of cast concrete using a resin mould.
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| Beer house on wheels |
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| Our coach |
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| A different coach |
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| Inside a deluxe coach |
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| On another coach-and I liked it! |
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| Made of recycled tyres |
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| Mark your chickens |
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| I won't get lost |
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| An old building |
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| A food stall at the side of the river |
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| An old building |
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| An old building |
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| An old building |
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| Catholic Church |
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| Lattanalungsy Temple |
Sayyapoum Temple (below)
Xayaphoun Temple is a 16th century temple located in the centre of the city along the bank of the Mekong river. It is now used as both a temple and high school for novice monks of Savannahket (below).
I received a lesson on the way the Buddha sits or holds his hands and to explain - if the right hand points down then Buddha is connecting to the earth; both hands up and palms facing out means to stop fighting or peace; if the Buddha is lying down then he is meditating; while lying down and the feet are parallel and level then Buddha is sleeping; if lying down and the feet are not in line then Buddha is dead.
The Buddha's below are all for the new temple being built on the grounds. The large covered Buddha in the building was half made in Vientiane and half in Savannahket and it is covered with real gold foil. The Buddha's being made are of cast concrete using a resin mould.
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| The Buddha is already in the temple |
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| Different arms can be added |
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