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Martin and Lai ready for a big trip around the city.
Lai Fancied this old bike outside the hotel. |
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The city map that showed some of
the places we would visit. First off was
Sisaket Museum. |
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Martin in front of the Buddhas.
Lai liked them too. |
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Lai like to pose.
The house rules. |
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Martin no-teeth and the snake boat
with teeth. Golden Buddha. |
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Monks laundry on the line.
Nice buildings. |
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A bride to be on her way to the
temple.
Ho Phra Keo, our next stop. |
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Nice gardening.
Martin resting on the steps. It is tiresome to walk all these hallways. |
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Lai and golden temple
walls. More hallways. |
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Building site next door
which is the Catholic Church. Hallways. |
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The Laotian flag and
the communist flag, side by side. Lai and big
girl. |
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Martin and Big Boy.
Lai and Big Boy. |
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Martin and his fat
buddy Buddha. Nice building. |
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Monks washing line.
Some big guy from the pre-communist past. Here his front.
Here is his back with Lai in the foreground. |
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Angry woman and lai.
The living quarters of the monks. You can here one messing
here. |
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COPE center in Laos.
Artificial limbs by the thousands. Legs lost due to cluster bombs. |
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A reflection over the
fact to be disabled. Norway, as always, is one
of the donors. |
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680 bomblets are inside
its container when it is dropped. Inside each
bomblet is some 200 small ball bearing coverings 30 meter radius on
explosion. |
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Some details of the
cluster bombs. Here is the inner workings. |
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More details of cluster
bombs. A mock up on how the sky is filled with
these nasty little things. |
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They make hand bags of
old recycled newspaper. Very smart idea. Our
next stop, Arc d'Triomph in Vientiane, or more a concrete monstrosity
as seen by the locals. |
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The mausoleum of
Kaysone
Phomvihane that we would visit the next day.
Inside the arch. Quite impressive ceiling. |
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Lai walking through.
Lai and the flowers on one of the floors. |
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The two flags seen
together, the flag of Laos and the commie flag.
On top of the arc. |
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City view.
Lai on her way up the stairs. |
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the street below.
Another official building in the city of Vientiane. |
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Martin on the top.
The wide boulevards are the hallmark of the French that ruled here from 1885
till 1945. |
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Lai on her way to the
top. The street below. |
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The spire on the top of
the arch. Lai at one of the doors at the top. |
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Martin with his shirt.
The arch is used for recreational activates like checkers and texting using
their cell phones. |
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Martin and Lai under
the arc. The friendly photographer that took the
photo. |
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Vone, our driver.
Farewell to temples. |
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Time for a beer.
Martins favorite, bean sprout. |
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The Laotian and the
communist flag, side by side. Martins favorite,
bean sprout. |
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Vone and Martin outside
the railway station. Lai and Vone the same
place. |
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Thanaleng Railway
station. The only one in Laos, but they plan new ones with the help from the
Chinese. The track itself. |
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Some telephone numbers
that can come in handy. The Norwegian patent,
"Fit and Forget" clamps on the railroad tracks. |
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Martin's Bangkok Bank's
debit card didn't work in any of the 7 ATMs he tried. The Mekong river
with Thailand on the other side. |
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Seeing Thailand made
Lai homesick. It is not so far away in the
distance. |
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The name tag of the
Buddha Park. A little history of the Buddha
Park (BP). |
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Fees for toilets.
Foreigners pay more.
The welcome sign just inside the gates. |
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The reclining Buddha is
popular. Seen here in two variations. |
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Lai and a female
Buddha. Martin with one of the creations. |
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Statues in solid
concrete all over the show. Lai and a fancy
Buddha concotion. |
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Lai likes them.
Martin is more reserved. |
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Lai and big busted
female Buddha. Another big one. Martin is
dwarfed in the picture. |
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Lining Buddhas up.
With all kind of fancy forms. |
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It is a lovely garden.
Martin taking a rest. |
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The reclining Buddha.
3-headed Buddha. |
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The Buddha Dome.
Lai in its mouth. |
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Details from the
inside. The top of the Dome. |
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Buddhas for Africa.
Big green tree in the park. |
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Sculptures everywhere.
Lai is having a rest. |
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Martin on Dome top.
Martin on the Dome top. |
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The park from above.
A different perspective of the reclining Buddha. |
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Lai on top of the Dome.
Cars seen from the Dome top. |
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Martin on the way down.
Exiting the mouth of the Dome. |
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Lai is crabbing down
too. Nice outside view. |
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Signposts made by
children. Having a rest with Vone, our driver
the first day. |
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Stop for some really
hot, spicy Laotian food stuff. Martin went
almost through the roof. Never again. How can they eat it? |
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Another ATM that was
completely useless with Martin's card form Bangkok Bank.
A single finished wall across the street.
Time to visit the Mekong river. |
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A sales lady with her
typical hat at the Mekong. Some buildings in the
distance. |
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Sunset over the Mekong.
A statue of the Chaoanouvong king at the riverside. |
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Lai trying on another
shirt. Martin relaxing with a beer on the
street. |
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Way back. This is the
Thatdam stupa. Another Carlsberg add. They are all over
the world. |
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