A Morning Walk Around Vientiane

On Monday morning, the Government had declared this to be a holiday, since New Year was on the weekend. So Andy got another day of vacation. We decided to take a walk to a bakery for breakfast.

We continued our walk to visit Patuxay Park. This is a monument in the center of Vientiane. There is a legend that the French gave money to build a runway at the airport but this monument was built instead.


We climbed to the top of the monument to get a view of the city. It was a bit hazy but the view was great.





At night, the fountain has lights on it. It's quite an attraction.













Looking toward the palace.













Looking in the opposite direction toward Kris and Khamko's home.








At the top of the monument, Grandma and Andy pose for a photo by one of the iron sculptures.


There are many beautiful flowers around the monument. Ruthann caught this butterfly on one of the bushes.


It's time for a rest.






Mother and Daughter ham it up!