Day 13 - Sun, 25 Aug 2013: Back to Vientiane

Returning to Vientiane

Savannakhet to Vientiane
6 hours 4 minutes
486 kilometers / 302 miles

We had some coffee at the Phoulavane Guest House in Savannakhet. Before we left, Kathleen made friends with a kitten.

 

We had some breakfast consisting Khao Piak (rice noodle soup) and bánh mì thịt nguội (Vietnamese sandwich). After breakfast, we stopped at the morning market. While at the market, we saw a fat dog that everyone thought was cute.

 

 

On the way to Vientiane, we made a few stops.

 

The Friendship Bridge Number 2 between Thailand and Pakse, Laos.

 

 

Stopped to take some photos of Phrathat Phantom across the Mekong River in Thailand

 

 

We then stopped for some lunch outside of Wat Sikhottabong

 

 

 

Once we were done with lunch, we visited Wat Sikhottabong.

 

 

 

Wat Sikhottabong is on the Mekong River so we had some lovely views of the river and Thailand.

 

 

After lunch, we took a detour to visit Budha Cave at <name>. We needed to take a dirt road with some questionable bridges to get there.

 

Part of the footpath was flooded so we needed to wade through about 8 inches of water.

 

 

Then climb some steps.

 

 

 

We were not allowed to take photos inside the cave so we could only take some outside.

 

There were great views from the top as well as some on the way back.