me with flower light

Day 6

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October 5th 2009
From Pakbeng we re-boarded our boat for day two along the Mekong River. The weather was still as warm but less cloudy than the day before, so I spend most of it sitting up front on the deck chairs, reading my Nickolas Sparks book. After lunch we stopped at Pak Ou caves. Climbing 40 steps into the dark cave, once my eyes adjusted I could make out lots of small Buddha hidden within the cave. There w ... read more

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more