The morning of day 30 we had an early start to take the coach to the UNESCO heritage listed town of Luang Prabang. As is usual for Laos now the trip took us up the sides of the mountains, so, it was seriously bumpy and windy, my ears popped a few times from the altitude, but, it was worth it because the scenery was beautiful.
For dinner, instead of going to a resaurant as normal, we went to the local market and had what mum refers to as "adventure food". Personally it is my favourite way to eat. We simply wandered around the food stalls and bought whatever looked appealing/interesting. Sadly though there were no bugs available :-( . The next day we went for a walk through the market, politely rejected all the offers for Tuk Tuk rides and prostitutes, visited the temple, and took a free boat ride to have lunch (and two for one cocktails) overlooking the river. In the evening Linda and I then dragged ourselves up the 300 or so steps of the Pousi temple to watch the sunset :-)
An early night was then in order as this morning we got up at half 5 to go sit on the side of the road and give the passing monks food. It was an interesting experience but we had to be careful as they're not allowed to look females in the eye. Afterwards we headed back for breakfast, packed, and are now on an 8 hour boat ride to Pak Being for the night. Following which we will get back on the boat and head for the Laos/Thailand border. Although it's a long journey it is quite enjoyable. Its easy to sleep on the boat, I have plenty of food, plenty of entertainment, the scenery is lush, and the company is great :-)
For dinner, instead of going to a resaurant as normal, we went to the local market and had what mum refers to as "adventure food". Personally it is my favourite way to eat. We simply wandered around the food stalls and bought whatever looked appealing/interesting. Sadly though there were no bugs available :-( . The next day we went for a walk through the market, politely rejected all the offers for Tuk Tuk rides and prostitutes, visited the temple, and took a free boat ride to have lunch (and two for one cocktails) overlooking the river. In the evening Linda and I then dragged ourselves up the 300 or so steps of the Pousi temple to watch the sunset :-)
An early night was then in order as this morning we got up at half 5 to go sit on the side of the road and give the passing monks food. It was an interesting experience but we had to be careful as they're not allowed to look females in the eye. Afterwards we headed back for breakfast, packed, and are now on an 8 hour boat ride to Pak Being for the night. Following which we will get back on the boat and head for the Laos/Thailand border. Although it's a long journey it is quite enjoyable. Its easy to sleep on the boat, I have plenty of food, plenty of entertainment, the scenery is lush, and the company is great :-)
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