Sunday 20 March 2016

Trip Cambodia-Laos ( Part 7 - Sightseeing Vientiane, Laos [1] )

Selamat pagi dari Vientiane, Laos... 
akak sambung dari selepas sampai semalam ye..
Pagi ni breakfast chicken murtabak (20,000 kip).
Ok lah, lepas breakfast ni kami nak kluar ronda-ronda sightseeing.. city tour.

Vientiane is the capital and largest city of Laos, on the banks of the Mekong River near the border with Thailand. Vientiane became the capital in 1563 due to fears of a Burmese invasion. Vientiane was the administrative capital during French rule and, due to economic growth in recent times, is now the economic centre of Laos.

Vientiane, Laos' laid-back capital, mixes French colonial architecture with Buddhist temples such as the golden, 16th-century Pha That Luang, a national symbol. Along broad boulevards and tree-lined streets are notable shrines including Wat Si Saket, which features thousands of Buddha images, and Wat Si Muang, built on a Hindu shrine. Many bakeries, cafes and villas seem straight out of 19th-century Paris. (source)


Presidential Palace

The Presidential Palace is the official residence of the President of Laos, who, informally, also holds the position of General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. It is located on the banks of the Mekong River in the capital city, Vientiane.

Located near Sisaket Temple in the junction of Lane Xang Avenue and Settathirath Road, the building was first started in 1973 by the then Royal Lao Government on the grounds that used to house the royal residence. It was designed by local architect Khamphoung Phonekeo but due to political change brought about by the takeover of the communist Pathet Lao in 1975, the building was not completed until much later. 

The Presidential Palace finally opened its doors in 1986 and even then only as a venue for government functions and ceremonies. The building is closed to the public. It is a well-known landmark for its imposing yet elegant Beaux-Arts architecture complete with tall colonnades and shaded balconies. The building is surrounded by well-manicured lawns and gardens and fenced off by tall walls and a wrought iron gate. The Presidential Palace is not to be confused with the official home of the Lao president which is located in the Vientiane suburb of Ban Phonthan. The palace is lit up in the evening and offers a great opportunity for night photography. (source)





akak tak boleh nak masuk sampai ke masjid tu sebab nampak ada banyak anjing kat dalam lorong tu..


Kami jalan punya jalan, sampailah ke kawasan morning marketnya... macam-macam barang dan makanan ada, tapi of course lah semua tak halal ye except buah.. so, jamu mata je lah...







Bila dah penat, time nak balik ke hotel, dah malas nak jalan kaki sebab jauh jugak... apa lagi ambik tuk tuk lah jawabnya.. lagi pun masih hujan renyai..


Sampai di hotel, dah terasa lapar pulak, hmmm.. isi perut lagi lah.. apa susah... kedai makan halal depan hotel je kan.. heheheeee... kami order nasi goreng, mak aiiiii.. banyaknya..menimbun membukit!


Dah kenyang, kami balik hotel untuk berehat dan solat. Mungkin petang-petang nanti kami nak kluar lagi..tengoklah kalau hujan dah berhenti. 

hmmm..hujan turun mencurah-curah terus...maknanya tak dapatlah kami kluar ni.. jawabnya berkubang kat bilik, dalam selimut ler.. sebab terlampau sejuk..huhuuu..
Good morning from Laos!
Keesokan paginya selepas breakfast, kami tertinjau-tinjau kat luar hotel nak cari tuk tuk, ternampak pulak kat satu sudut tu seorang warga tempatan bersama poster yang digantung nya di situ. Rupanya dia ialah driver tuk tuk, yang juga punya teksi untuk pakej perjalanan jauh.


Kami bargain dan akhirnya bersetuju menaiki teksi Mr. Bum, dengan bayaran 320,000 kip untuk 2 org untuk ke tempat-tempat tourist attraction seperti...

* Sisaket
* Pa Tat Luang
* Patuxay Park
* Friendship Bridge
* Buddha Park


Wat Sisaket

Wat Si Saket is a Buddhist wat in Vientiane, Laos. It is situated on Lan Xang Road, on the corner with Setthathirat Road, to the northwest of Haw Phra Kaew, which formerly held the Emerald Buddha.

Wat Si Saket was built in 1818 on the order of King Anouvong (Sethathirath V.) Si is derived from the Sanskrit title of veneration Sri, prefixed to the name of Wat Saket in Bangkok, which was renamed by Anouvong's contemporary, King Rama I. 

Wat Si Saket was built in the Siamese style of Buddhist architecture, with a surrounding terrace and an ornate five-tiered roof, rather than in the Lao style. This may have kept it safe, since the armies of Siam that sacked Vientiane following Anouvong's rebellion in 1827 used the compound as their headquarters and lodging place. It may be the oldest temple still standing in Vientiane. The French colonial government restored Wat Si Saket in 1924 and again in 1930.

Wat Si Saket features a cloister wall with more than 2,000 ceramic and silver Buddha images. The temple also houses a museum.

akak tak masuk museum tu, cuma bergambar di entrance je...


Pha That Luang

Pha That Luang ('Great Stupa') is a gold-covered large Buddhist stupa in the centre of Vientiane, Laos.[1] Since its initial establishment, suggested to be in the 3rd century, the stupa has undergone several reconstructions as recently as the 1930s due to foreign invasions of the area. It is generally regarded as the most important national monument in Laos and a national symbol.

Pha That Luang according to the Lao people was originally built as a Hindu temple in the 3rd century. Buddhist missionaries from the Mauryan Empire are believed to have been sent by the Emperor Ashoka, including Bury Chan or Praya Chanthabury Pasithisak and five Arahata monks who brought a holy relic (believed to be the breastbone) of Lord Buddha to the stupa. It was rebuilt in the 13th century as a Khmer temple which fell into ruin.

In the mid-16th century, King Setthathirat relocated his capital from Luang Prabang to Vientiane and ordered construction of Pha That Luang in 1566. It was rebuilt about 4 km from the centre of Vientiane at the end of That Luang Road and named Pha That Luang.[2] The bases had a length of 69 metres each and was 45 metres high, and was surrounded by 30 small Stupas. (source)






Patuxay Park

Patuxai literally meaning Victory Gate or Gate of Triumph, formerly the Anousavary or Anosavari Monument, known by the French as Monument Aux Morts) is a war monument in the centre of Vientiane, Laos, which was built between 1957 and 1968. 

The Patuxai is dedicated to those who fought in the struggle for independence from France. In romanising the name from the Laotian language, it is variously transliterated as Patuxai, Patuxay, Patousai and Patusai. 

It is also called Patuxai Arch or the Arc de Triomphe of Vientiane as it resembles the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. However, it is typically Laotian in design, decorated with mythological creatures such as the kinnari (half-female, half-bird) 




Nampak tak yang di seberang sana tu? haaaa...itu ialah Thailand sudah... ini ialah pemandangan ketika on the way untuk ke Buddha Park, perjalanan lebih kurang 1 jam pergi balik.


Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge... 
yang menghubungkan Vientianne-Laos dan Nong Khai-Thailand

The First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge is a bridge over the Mekong, connecting Nong Khai province and the city of Nong Khai in Thailand with Vientiane Prefecture in Laos; the city of Vientiane is approximately 20 km (12 mi) from the bridge. With a length of 1,170 meters (0.73 mi), the bridge has two 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)-wide road lanes, two 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)-wide footpaths and a single 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge railway line in the middle, straddling the narrow central reservation.

Opened on April 8, 1994, it was the first bridge across the lower Mekong, and the second on the full course of the Mekong.[citation needed]

The cost was about £19 million, funded by the Australian government as development aid for Laos.

The bridge was designed and built by Australian companies as a demonstration of their ability to complete major infrastructural projects in Southeast Asia. The concept design of a balanced cantilever bridge was proposed by Bruce Ramsay of VSL with the final design carried out by Maunsell consulting engineers.

The official name of the bridge was changed by the addition of "First" after the Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge further south at Savannakhet opened in January 2007. (source)


Dah sampai ke Xiengkuane Buddha Park. Tiket masuk ke Buddha Park ni berharga 5,000 kip... yang menjadi attractionnya di sini ialah ada nya large Reclining Buddha.



setakat tengok je apa bende tu.. rupanya ubi dan pisang bakar..





























Okeyyy... dah settle city tour + Buddha Park... 
on the way balik, sempat singgah ke Hard Rock Cafe sebelum singgah ke Talat Sao Mall (sebelah morning market) pulak nak beli souvenirs sikit.. hmmm... Rupanya HRC ni macam baru dibuka. 





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