Ths photo journal, the last in the Luang Prabang series, features two out-of-town sites - Pak Our Cave site, which is 25 miles north of Luang Prabang on the Mekong River(2 hours by longboat), & the Kuangsi Waterfall & Park, which is 35 kms south.
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Long boat cruise to "PAK OU CAVE" site
Our long boat was one of these. The Pak Ou Cave site, one of the most...
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Pak Ou village
at the confluence of the Mekong & its Nam Ou tributary. The cave...
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Another view of the lunch village
We had lunch in the building on the left.
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At the confluence of the 2 rivers
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Someone is tending the gardens
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On the deck of our 'restaurant'
You can see the cave cliff across the way. The service was abysmal. They are...
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The cave entrance
The 300m high vertical limestone cliff overhangs the mouth of the Nam Ou...
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Our arrival at the little jetty
under the lower cave (Tham Ting). There are actually two caves - Tham Ting...
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Inside the lower cave
The lower, smaller cave (Tham Ting), is open to some natural light, but the...
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Giant lion?
There are about 4000 figurines here (2500 in the lower cave, 1500 in...
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Many Buddha figurines
During their New Year celebrations, Lao pilgrims go to the caves by...
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Rice-wine village "Ban Xang Hai"
We stopped here on our way back. There were many stalls selling...
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A good selection of textiles
including silk.
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Weaving loom
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Would madam care for some critters
with her rice wine (popularly known as Lao Lao)? Most are huge scorpions....
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Would madam care to hide the critters?
Neat bottle covers.
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The wine percolating in the vats
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Sylvia, from our group,
coming down the hill to the boat. We did so much climbing that day, I had to...
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Enroute to KUANGSI WATERFALL PARK
They are still using water buffalo for working their rice paddies.
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The park entrance
The park is located deep in the forest about 35 kms south of Luang Prabang....
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Part of our gang trudging up the path
The little guy is Lah, our tour leader.
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Teak forest
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Lots of bamboo
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Litter bins
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The falls
Kuangsi was a tower of champagne-glass limestone formations until the middle...
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