This is the place to go to see an active temple, not just one that feels like a museum. It vibrant colors, the crowd of people, the sermon in the background, they all make for a memorable experience. No one paid any attention to me as a tourist, just don't get in the way and enjoy.

I have visited many wats in Thailand but this is easily one of the prettiest I have seen and it is here in Vientiane, Laos. It is not one of the largest but is lovely, colourful and is well maintained, a place to relax and no entrance fee. Popular with the locals and a serious place of worship. Several kids, carefully watched by their aunt, had some fun trying to talk to me as a foreigner. You will enjoy this visit. As you leave, look to your right along the road and you will see an unusually tall and narrow building built in the same style as a wat called Vientiane City Pillar (Hor Lak Muang) which is worth a quick visit for photographs of the outside, with very little on the inside. Catching a tuk tuk outside was reasonably straightforward.

What I like most about this attraction is the presence of more attractions inside the Compound. There is this main temple where i noted monks praying with some visitors. The “altat” area has many statutes of Buddhas of varying sizes and colors. Outside are several buildings with very beautiful facades and roofs, typical Laotian architecture. One has many statutes of buddha, an elepnant bowing in front of one of the Buddha statues I enjoyed my visit here!