Vientiane Walk - Wat Kao Nhot
After the Mahosot Hospital, I reached another temple (madami yata silang ganito)!
This is Wat Kao Nhot, viewed from the Honda store across Setthathirat Road!
This one is a real Wat (Buddhist temple). It is not a "tourist spot" that is marketed or advertised as such. There is no 'ticket counter' for tourists to pay to be able to enter.
It's just there, for locals / visitors / whoever, to pray-at or admire if they want to.
Not sure if it is even in tour-group itineraries, but it is really old, so probably historic.
No one around to tell me anything about this little temple. Maybe I was too early.
It didn't seem closed, but was eerily quiet, I somehow didn't feel like moving around. My thinking was: eh kung biglang me lumabas na aso at sinakmal nilapa ako? Kuyaw!
Main entrance is at Sakarine Road, that side with a parked car, facing the hospital.
I peeped from an open side-gate at Setthathirat Road, as this was my walking route.
I have yet to ask around about this simple and serene tiny temple. But knowing that it sits on an affluent probably royal zone of the past, it probably has historic/al value.
An authentic local temple anyway. Tara let's keep going!
I must tell you btw, I saw a street post that said Rue Sakarine - ending with letter "e". But on many maps and websites it says Sakarin. Well, same pronunciation anyway!
But because of that street post at the temple's corner, Sakarine must be official.
Hey after Wat Kao Nhot - even just outside its fence on Setthathirat Road - there are makeshift stores (stalls/tents) selling flowers & fruits of/with religious significance.
But I wasn't sure if folks buy them to be offered at Wat Kao Nhot or at the City Pillar over at the next corner. Can you see it? It is another well-visited site for tour groups.
Let's go there, for it was the "end-marker" of my 1 kilometer walk (pagbalik = 2kms)!
This is Wat Kao Nhot, viewed from the Honda store across Setthathirat Road!
It's just there, for locals / visitors / whoever, to pray-at or admire if they want to.
No one around to tell me anything about this little temple. Maybe I was too early.
Main entrance is at Sakarine Road, that side with a parked car, facing the hospital.
I have yet to ask around about this simple and serene tiny temple. But knowing that it sits on an affluent probably royal zone of the past, it probably has historic/al value.
An authentic local temple anyway. Tara let's keep going!
I must tell you btw, I saw a street post that said Rue Sakarine - ending with letter "e". But on many maps and websites it says Sakarin. Well, same pronunciation anyway!
But because of that street post at the temple's corner, Sakarine must be official.
Hey after Wat Kao Nhot - even just outside its fence on Setthathirat Road - there are makeshift stores (stalls/tents) selling flowers & fruits of/with religious significance.
Let's go there, for it was the "end-marker" of my 1 kilometer walk (pagbalik = 2kms)!
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