On June 1, we flew from Siem Reap to Luang Prabang, Laos.
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Hello Laos! |
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Country #11 |
The next day, we headed out for a day of sightseeing. But we stopped in Whiskey Village first before arriving at the Pak Ou Caves.
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I'm not sure you can tell but it was really hot |
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This is Laotian whiskey - 50% alcohol and no, we did not try it |
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But we did buy a couple bottles for Westside Tavern to display...to be shipped imminently |
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Locals making scarves |
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Laotian boy hanging out |
We had to take a boat to the Pak Ou Caves.
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See the white staircase? That's the entrance to the caves... |
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Crossing the Mekong River |
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Paul looks so serious |
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It didn't take long to get across |
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FIGHT!!! |
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There are over 400 buddha statues in the caves |
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Here's another photo of the Buddhas |
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Close up |
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We made a donation and got some incense - Paul didn't know what to do with it |
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On our way to the upper cave, we saw this spider |
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Paul sees another spider |
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This is the one Paul was looking at...it has captured his lunch |
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More steps! It's like going on the stair master, except it's a bajillion degrees... |
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Entrance to the upper cave |
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Close up of the scrolls |
The buddhas are made by the locals and given as offerings - which is why there are so many. The upper cave was really dark.
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I think this is the first time I used the flash on my camera |
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More Buddhas |
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One of the many failed self portrait attempts |
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Back on the other side |
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Chicks just hanging out |
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Saw some elephants before leaving the area |
We then headed to one of the famous waterfalls in the area - Tad Kiang Si (Kouang Si Waterfalls).
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Paul is mesmerized by the scenery |
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We did not have chicken sticks for lunch |
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Nor did we have a fish stick |
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Kouang Si Waterfall |
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Also home to a bear rescue center |
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Sun bears to be exact |
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Waterfall terraces |
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More waterfalls |
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There were a ton of people swimming around even though it started to pour |
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Pretty! |
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These flowers caught my eye |
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I don't know what they are called though! There should be an app for that... |
We walked around the rest of our time in Luang Prabang and had really good Laotian food (more on the food under the Meal Time tab...I will catch up soon, I promise).
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We really liked Luang Prabang |
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Paul found an elephant to harass |
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We walked by the National Museum |
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And no, we did not go in...even though we wanted to. It was closed for lunch! |
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We walked along the Khan River |
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Paul made eye contact with this rooster |
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Bamboo bridge across the Khan River |
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Back entrance to Phousi Temple/Chomsi Hill |
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Main entrance to Chomsy Hill |
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View from the top |
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A panoramic view |
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On the way up, we saw these strange flowers, reminded us of Dr. Seuss |
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I need a flower recognition app... |
Although we really enjoyed Luang Prabang, we were exhausted after 3 nights because of the neighborhood roosters crowing at all hours of the day. Here are some photos of those dirty little culprits...we really wanted to strangle them.
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Was it this one? |
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Or maybe this one on the scooter |
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Perhaps it was one of these two turkeys |
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I really wish he could drive away |
Hurry up and send that whiskey! I'm thirsty! Billy & Esther
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