There is a cloister that surrounds the central sim, that contains small niches that house tiny silver and ceramic Buddha images. These were made between the 16th and 19th Centuries. Sitting on long shelves below the niches are over 300 mostly Lao-style Buddhas.
Naga Trough, used in the annual festival
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Nicole did you know your photos are being reposted to another website?
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Tira,
What a fabulous post! I am ashamed to say this but I would love to see on a globe exactly where you are. I was never very good at geography. Where are you? All I know is I love the buddhas and there must be lots of good karma there.
Sharonxxx
Hi Sharon
Laos is landlocked between Vietnam, China, Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia. see map at http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/asia/laos/
I was there for 2 weeks vacation, I myself didn't know much about it till I got the contract for a project there 4 years ago and it exceeded my expectations exponentially.
This weekend, NY Times Travel section has an article "The 53 Places to Go in 2008"
And No 1 is Laos http://www.nytimes.com/ref/travel/20071209_WHERE_GRAPHIC.html
I am now working for the next two weeks in Hanoi, Vietnam. Good thing they contacted me before I left Laos, or else I would have headed home only to head back! So hopefully weekend I'll get to take and post some pics of the attractions in Hanoi.
Take care
What gorgeous photos. Really enjoyed seeing these. I followed you over here from Our Little Corner of Paradise blog.
sandy
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