Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Day 1014 – Luang Prabang, Laos

Day 1014 – 17th March 2008 +7:00 GMT
We walked to the Grand Palace and national museum but it was closed until 1:30pm so we walked along the river and visited yet another temple. This time it was “Wat Xieng Thong” we paid the usual entry price of 20’000 kip and had a look around.
Wat Xieng Thong
Wat Xieng Thong

Buddha Shrine At Wat Xieng Thong

Wat Xieng Thong

Wat Xieng Thong

Wat Xieng Thong
Once you have seen one they are much the same. We stopped for a beer as it started to rain again and then made our way back to the town centre and bought our bus tickets on to Vang Vieng for tomorrow. We opted for the VIP Express bus only 5 hours at 140’000 kip. Each (about 8 quid).
Luang Prabang
Cute Dog

Another Cute Dog

Kitten
A Monk In The Rain
We made A briif stop to look around another temple Wat Sensoukharam
Wat Sensoukharam
Wat Sensoukharam
The Grand Palace and national museum were now open so we paid the fee and went in. Here you were not allowed to take any photo’s as this used to be the kings residence until 1975 when the administrative capital of Laos was moved to Vientiane. The palace was quite amazing with the king and queens bedrooms being quite plain and simple. It has many Buddha’s including the Prabang Buddha from the 1st century which is where the name Luang Prabang came from. Many gifts were displayed that had been given to the King from all over the world sadly none from the UK. We saw many thrones and swords that the king and senior monks used. The history was very interesting and very sad as Laos is the most bombed country in history in the world. It has received more financial aid from America than any other country during the 50’s and 60’s and more bombs from America than any other country in the 70’s. Laung Prabang was made a national heritage town on 9th December 1995.
National Museum And Palace
Jill Outside National Museum And Palace
National Museum and Palace Grounds

National Museum and Palace
After leaving the palace we did a little shopping at the market and picked up a couple of T-shirts and Jill got some trousers as well. We both ate Laos Curries and then called it a night. Throughout the night we had a huge thunderstorm, with sheet lightning flashes every few seconds.
Our Guest House Villa Laodum

Setting Up The Night Market

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