Well, onto the temples, a couple of which unfortunately are pretty nice, so I'll have to drop the sarcastic tone for a while. 
First up is Ho Pra Keow, which serves the same purpose as Bangkok's Wat Pra Keow, that is, to house the much revered Emerald Buddha. This small Buddha statue originated in Chiang Mai, and is said to give unstoppable power to the owner, which set off nonstop wars as various kingdoms invaded their neighbors to take the all powerful Emerald Buddha back home. You would think the fact that the statue passed around Southeast Asia like a football would indicate that its power may in fact be stoppable, but apparently nobody thought of that. Eventually it ended up in this specially built temple until the Thais took it back to Bangkok in the 1820's. So now it's been converted into a museum of Lao art.
First up is Ho Pra Keow, which serves the same purpose as Bangkok's Wat Pra Keow, that is, to house the much revered Emerald Buddha. This small Buddha statue originated in Chiang Mai, and is said to give unstoppable power to the owner, which set off nonstop wars as various kingdoms invaded their neighbors to take the all powerful Emerald Buddha back home. You would think the fact that the statue passed around Southeast Asia like a football would indicate that its power may in fact be stoppable, but apparently nobody thought of that. Eventually it ended up in this specially built temple until the Thais took it back to Bangkok in the 1820's. So now it's been converted into a museum of Lao art.
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