When the sun broke through, we made the most of the afternoon by wandering aimlessly through the town. The total population of Laos is only about 6 million, so even the capital city is small. No high-rises. No chain restaurants. No need for a plan or direction. We covered the historical sites yesterday and the rest of town by foot before days end today.
Addi stopped at a shrine and a Buddha because she wanted to 'pray' and told me that the Buddha makes her heart feel full of love and happiness. Do we have a budding Buddhist on our hands? At a minimum, it is clear we need to bring spirituality more prominently into our lives when we get home. Who knew a three year old could be so deep!
On a less deep side, ever since the Wat Arun photo (with Addi and the Addi sized statue), Addi also wants to be photographed mimicking the poses of everything we walk by. Too funny.
On an even less deep side, SE Asia has famously rat-nested communications lines. I finally remembered to take a picture.
Tonight we are taking an overnight bus to Phonsavan; ten hours into the Lao mountains to the northeast of Vientiane. We will not have internet access, so you will have to wait a few days, on the edge of your seat, to hear about it. We will see the Plain of Jars (thousands of giant, ancient stone jars scattered over hundreds of kilometers...believed to be used by Giants to make rice wine), some waterfalls and Na Kam Peng ("Bomb Village"- one of many such villages built primarily by old war scraps from the then-secret US bombings of Laos.)
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Interesting! There are several Buddhist's in our Unitarian church. I hope you are all able to sleep on the bus. Have a good time in the mountains. Much Love Baba
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