{"id":2403,"date":"2010-12-17T17:18:14","date_gmt":"2010-12-17T10:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/?p=2403"},"modified":"2016-01-29T09:38:45","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T09:38:45","slug":"buddha-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/en\/buddha-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Up for Strange and Downright Bizarre in Laos? Let Buddha Park Satisfy your Weird Cravings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Laos exudes peace, tranquility, relaxation and the outright weird? Who would\u2019ve thought? But once you have visited Buddha Park, you\u2019ll understand what we mean.<\/p>\n<p>Buddha Park is Laos\u2019 take of Alice in Wonderland. The artist\/creator of the park, Luang Pu Bunleua Sulilat, did a good job of making the structures look like they are a century old when in fact they are only about 60 years or so. But these are not your conventional Buddha images. Oh no. Statues with four faced people, multi-headed snakes, demons, large vegetables and a whole lot more of unexplainable sculptures make up the park. You\u2019ll really have to see it yourself in order to understand what we mean.<\/p>\n<p>The highlight of Buddha Park is certainly the dragon\/pumpkin statue combo. Enter its demon mouth (no worries, it is just a statue) and enter into a world of even more bizarreness. But it doesn\u2019t end there. Climb up the stairs and enjoy a cool view of the entire park. Cue to pick up your camera.<\/p>\n<p>The park is not far from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/travel\/laos\/daytrips\/vientiane-city-tour-half-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vientiane<\/a> and make for a perfect and convenient day trip from the capital city. Contact us for more information.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/travel\/hotels\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.exotravel.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/LAO-Vientiane-Buddha-Park.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2404\" title=\"LAO- Vientiane- Buddha Park\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/LAO-Vientiane-Buddha-Park.jpg\"  width=\"267\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/LAO-Vientiane-Buddha-Park.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/LAO-Vientiane-Buddha-Park-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laos exudes peace, tranquility, relaxation and the outright weird? Who would\u2019ve thought? 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