Champasak
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Champasak and Don Daeng island
Today I visited the UNESCO World Heritage Site called Wat Phu (also called Vat Phou). The Khmer Hindu complex extends all the way into the town where I was staying surrounding the town with the ancient city walls. The main temple is located 5 km from the town on a hillside. The temple is from the same period as Angkor Wat to which it is connected by an ancient road. The temple complex was built here due to the religious symbolism of the mountain hill side it is built upon. The mountain peak has a natural shape of the linga (phallic symbol representing Shiva). I think it may have eroded…
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Pakse to Champasak
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Pakse to Champasak
I woke up after a really good nights sleep at the 1918 hostel in Pakse. In the morning I briefly explored the city which has very few sights of interest. It is where the Se Don river joins the mighty Mekong river. I was surprised by how wide the river is at this point as compared to Thakhet where I last visited the Mekong river. The city is the gateway to the south of Laos and also a major transit point for Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia. The hostel was located next to a local market and the old Wat Luang Temple. I then headed south to the small town of…
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Champasak and Don Daeng island
