Laos Photo Blogs Savannakhet Written by Stephen on July 25, 2010 Unlike Pakse, the town of Savannakhet left me with far less guilt on my conscience. From my view, it was all about temples and monks and lots of color. Buddhist laundry. Temple Scene And of course sunset over the Mekong, looking into Thailand. Mekong Sunset Other Posts You'll Like: Myanmar Train Travel Cruising the Saronic Islands. The Palace of Versailles: End of an Empire Ruins of Merv: the 12th Century Mother of the World