Day 12 - Sat, 24 Aug 2013: Site Seeing in Pakse

On our way to Pakse in southern Laos.

Savannakhet to Pakse
3 hours 7 minutes
242 kilometers / 150 miles

We just left Savannakhet for Pakse. We have been on the road most of the time we have been in Laos but when we return to Vientiane tomorrow, we should be done with the long drives.

This morning, we had coffee at the guest house then left for Pakse. We grabbed some bánh mì thịt nguội, Vietnamese Sandwich, on the way for breakfast.

 

When we arrived in Pakse, we has some Pho for lunch and some fruit for dessert.

 

 

After lunch, we visited Vat Phu which was constructed at permenant spring at the foot of a hill. The complex is an important site for both Hindu and Buhdism as it was originally built as a Hindu temple and later repurposed as a Buhdist temple.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After leaving Vat Phu, we took a farry across the river.

 

 

 

 

Our next stop was to go further south to the Li Phi waterfalls at Khone Phapheng. We arrived just before sunset.