I have been in Laos for a few days now. Being here is such a change from Viet Nam. Here the pace is slower and less aggressive and the traffic calmer and quieter. If Viet Nam is a football game, then Laos is a tennis match. I was interested to learn that the hotel where I am staying in Vientiane was the principle hotel during the war days for journalists and spies. I can envision the likes of James Bond or a young Walter Cronkite roaming the hall outside my door.
One of my reasons for being in Vientiane is that this week is the celebration of the 450 year anniversary of Vientiane asd the capitol. While the festivites begin tomorrow the big events are not until next weekend and that is when I plan to be in Surin, Thailand for the elephant roundup. I am conflicted over which to choose.
Yesterday I visited the the fantasy like Buddha park. Here there are hundreds of Buddha and other related stautes in a pastoral setting alongside the Mekong River. Since the park is almosty an hour taxi out of the city few tourists make the long trek but it was a most worthwhile afternoon for me. Beside I had a delicious ice coffee in the parks' cafe.
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