This is a picture when we took a bus on Thai-Laos Friendship Bridge across Khong river in order to go to shop at duty free in Laos. |
Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge is the first international bridge spanning the Mekong. The bridge was built jointly by the governments of Australia, Thailand and Laos. It was opened in April 8, 1994.
We had a nice time at Sala Kaeo Ku and took many photoes here. |
Sala Kaeo Ku
Sala Kaeo Ku is located on 3 km. from the town of Nong Khai on the right side of the route to Phon Phisai. This place is an open museum of religious statues. There are Buddha images in different attitudes, Hindu gods, Christian religious icons, as well as character figures from the Ramayana epic and folk legends. It is open daily during 07.00 - 17.00 hrs. Admission fee is 10 Baht per person.
This is Pho Chai temple where the first place we visited in Nongkhai. |
Wat Pho Chai
Luangpho Phra Sai, a sacred Buddha image of the town which is respected by Nong Khai citizens. Every year on the full moon day in the seventh lunar month, Nong Khai citizens always hold a rocket merit-making fair or Bun Bang Fai to worship Phra Sai at Wat Pho Chai.
This is a picture of church. If you go inside, you will enjoy a beautiful pattern of this church. |
Prap Ho Monument |
Prap Ho Monument
This is the cremated bones of those who lost their lives in the suppression of the Ho in 1886. It has been contained inside the monument to honour the good deeds of those who sacrificed their own lives for the nation. There are inscriptions in Chinese, English, Laotian and Thai on all four directions of the monument.
This is the last picture that we took before go inside Laos Duty free. |
There are many kinds of goods such as wine, chocolate and etc. The price is cheap, if you don't forget to bargain. |