Buddha Park

We haven't really got around to doing very many touristy things yet.

I keep seeing the backpackers on their rental bikes, and the double decker buses pulling up outside the various cultural icons and feel a tinge of guilt.

However we did make the trip out to the Buddha Park, about 30mins out of Vientiane. Why? Well it was advertised as an interesting trip out of town and a good place for kids to run around. Sold.

4 weeks in Vientiane

So, here we are.

The blog that i was supposed to start 6 months ago to document how to get ready to move abroad. And the blog i was supposed to start in the month before we left. And the blog that i was supposed to start on arriving.

Those milestones all came and went but here we are now, 4 weeks after arriving in Vientiane writing my very first post.

What to say? So much really. But not all of it can be documented here on day one. So i will start by saying that Vientiane has been good to us so far. We are happy. I'll share with you what our "senses" are experiencing…

Sight:  

Tuk tuk drivers sitting on corners waiting for a customer, Sparrows in cages for buddhist offerings, Street sellers selling mango with chilli dip, Monks

Smell:

A little bit of rubbish, a little bit of exhaust, a little bit of BBQ chicken on the roadside stalls

Hear:

Chanting monks, construction and banging steel, yelping dogs, scooters, laos music

Taste:

Laab, sticky rice, beer lao, croissants, and baguettes

Touch:

Dusty feet on the uneven footpath, craving the feel of the fan or aircon to cool us down, Bea's sweaty forehead or neck as we carry her down the street

Outside our new apartment

Bea loving her new "couch" 

Fruit shakes, sunnies and a vegemite sandwich!

Temple hopping