The lazy morning that has become a common thing on the Adlibing Asia tour was eventually disrupted and exchanged for a morning bicycle through Nong Khai. First of all we went to Wat Pho Chai, famed for a large Lan Xang era Buddha whos claim to fame is that it is one of 3 statues - but this one was lucky enough not to sink to the bottom of the Mekong in a storm.
We then cycled out to Sala Kaew Ku - an incredibly weird sculpture park created by a shaman over 20 years. 
Here there are very strange looking Hindu and Buddhist sculptures set around a nice garden - some of the statues are actually kinda nice, but many of them quite comical in their weirdness.
We detoured back via Wat Noen Phra Nao,a beautiful temple shadowed by a forest, which is unable to prevent the golden temple from glimmering in the daylight.
Our bike ride continued down to the banks of the Mekong where we gazed upon Phra That Klang Nan - this was the unlucky Chedi that fell into the river on its way from Laos in 1847, and can only be seen during the dry season when the river runs low (dropping by 13m).
After lunch at the delicious vege restaurant we biked out to the Tesco Lotus mall where we did some supermarket shopping and upon leaving found it raining outside. So, we set off in the rain back to town, where we spent the afternoon reading and catching up with family online.
Adlibing the weird and the wonderful.
We then cycled out to Sala Kaew Ku - an incredibly weird sculpture park created by a shaman over 20 years. Here there are very strange looking Hindu and Buddhist sculptures set around a nice garden - some of the statues are actually kinda nice, but many of them quite comical in their weirdness.We detoured back via Wat Noen Phra Nao,a beautiful temple shadowed by a forest, which is unable to prevent the golden temple from glimmering in the daylight.Our bike ride continued down to the banks of the Mekong where we gazed upon Phra That Klang Nan - this was the unlucky Chedi that fell into the river on its way from Laos in 1847, and can only be seen during the dry season when the river runs low (dropping by 13m).After lunch at the delicious vege restaurant we biked out to the Tesco Lotus mall where we did some supermarket shopping and upon leaving found it raining outside. So, we set off in the rain back to town, where we spent the afternoon reading and catching up with family online.Adlibing the weird and the wonderful. 
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