Striking temples in Vientiane.

An early start for a sightseeing tour in Vientiane. We arrange a tuk tuk to take us to all five sights, starting by the Buddha Park (Xieng Khuan),which is full of new statues with a Dali feel, very enjoyable including the pumpkin looking lookout. From there we stop to marvel at the most important monument in Laos, Pha That Luang, with its golden stupa and divine palace and temples. Then we visit Patuxai, or the  Laotian "Arc de triomphe", interestingly based in the French one. We finished at Wat Si Saket, the oldest temple in Vientiane which, if not the most striking, it hosts inside its walls an interesting collection of buddhas in all sizes; then at Haw Pha Kaew, another striking golden painted temple. Those are the main sights in Vientiane, but there many other beautiful temples and buildings, and they stand out since there are no high rise buildings. Vientiane is easy and enjoyable to the eye: a marvel.