Sao Lao

I only slept for a couple of hours before heading out for a great adventure in Vientiane, the capital city of Laos. After a quick breakfast, my aunt took my two cousins and I to Don Chan Palace.

We later went to Wat Simoung for prayer sessions in the memory of my recent departed Grand-Papa. As a former resident of Vientiane I have never been to that temple before and found Wat Simoung to be quite beautiful.

After the offerings, we went to Talat Sao or Morning Market for some shopping. I wanted to make a few sinh for the trip to Pakse, to meet my Grand-Mama. I bought four sinh, two for myself, one for my youngest sister, and one for my aunt as a gift. My aunt knows how to sew and can make a Lao sinh in an hour.

We then bought quite a few Lao dishes for lunch. I think my eyes were bigger than my stomach since I barely finished my meal.