Posted by Lisa | Posted in General Travel | Posted on 13-09-2009
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I am often asked about the destinations in my capacity as the UK Director of Operations for One World Tours Limited.
I have been to. I try to offer some helpful advice and give a good opinion on those places. Here then, are my top suggestions for sites to take in during your holiday in Laos.
The Pak Ou Caves are an absolutely spectacular sight to behold. One of the caves is filled with hundreds of statues of the Buddha which can be seen through a rugged hole in the cliff face.
If you want to see this amazing scene up close then it is possible to climb out onto the dock where the beautifully carved stones will lead you up to the entrance of the cave. There are Buddha statues absolutely everywhere that you look, balancing on stone shelves, lining the stairs and in the nooks and crannies in the cave.
For at least the last 500 years,pilgrims and kings have gone to the caves to worship.
Pha That Luang is a Buddhist temple in Vientiane, Laos which was built in the 16th century. The temple was destroyed by a Thai invasion but has since been restored to its former glory. There are some people that believe that relics of the Buddha are housed in this temple. Due to the architecture including the Lao people’s culture and identity,this temple has become a symbol of Lao nationalism.
There is a wonderfully unique place known as the Plain Of Jars, located in the remote north east of Laos, where you will find hundreds of huge stone urns. These stone jars cover an area of several square miles and have become a great crowd puller. In Asia,the urns are one of the most enigmatic ancient sights. To this day the many jars have kept their secret from the many historians who have tried to date them and discover what they actually signify.

