Luang Prabang Pak Ou Cave

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May 27th 2011

Published: May 28th 2011

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Pak Ou Cave

With anything in life worth viewing, a price to be paid. The stairs to the cave entrance.

Tuk-tuk ride twenty-three kilometers over highway and eleven kilometers of rough winding road through the jungle, then a short walk through a tiny village, climbed down a muddy hill, onto a long boat that we had to help bail the water out of as we crossed the river, up two hundred steep steps to a group of elderly gentlemen laughing at my red face and sweat-drenched shirt to see Pak Ou Cave! A huge collection of Buddhas throughout the cave-we needed a flashlight to see a foot in front of us. Gave the village kids spider rings-the rings have been a big hit with them. Now the kids in town know who I am and drag their friends over to get one. 😊

Came back to our room, rested and cooled down a bit,and went to the National Museum-very cool! Highlights were the gifts from other countries to the King. Australia gave a boomarang, and the US gave a model of Apollo 11 space capsule that landed on the moon. Apollo 11 carried a tiny Laos flag and that was put into a display with moon rocks. We also saw the collection of Royal Cars and among the

Our ride

This is our tuk-tuk for the Pak Ou Cave. The only way to travel.

cars given by the US was a couple of Lincoln Continentals and an Edsel. We wondered where those cars went. Then off to the Night Market for street food and drinks. The Night Market is the place where everyone comes together-vendors, locals, families, lovers, and tourists. Steven has made a friend at the fruit shake stand-he gave Steven his very own bottle of Lao Lao-rice wine made from sticky rice. Steven had his mango/pineapple/laolao shake and I had my usual lemon and mint shake. Off to get some food. Fresh spring rolls with fish sauce in baggies and noodles wrapped in banana leaf. Steven had fried pork spring rolls. Found a bench and ate our dinner with our fingers. Oh-and dinner was $1.25. We are going back for the same food tonight-only difference will be the chopsticks I am going to purchase and carry with me.

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