Luang Prabang
City Sights
Neat little airport
School kids line up to greet a fellow student winner of national music prize
Plenty of local transportation awaits
Our beautiful Princess Santi Hotel
Before dawn parade of monks heading out for their collection of food offerings from the community
One of the ubiquitous fresh bread stands. Wonderful French bread.
Typical neighborhood store
Upriver to the Pak Ou Caves
The sleepy Luang Prabang waterfront. Early morning fog will burn off soon.
We board our chartered boat
A bananna farm on the far bank
Narrow, but having great visibility from our seats.
Playtime
After an hour and half run upstream, the limestone cliff housing the cave appears.
Pak Ou is a temple inside a cave accessable only by river
Kids on the way back
A small bar/restaurant stop just below the Pak Ou cliff.
Shopping stall outside with souveniers