Total Recall

This is an informal journal and collections of our stories and photos we have accumilated on our travels. The people we meet and the places we see inspire us to travel further, for longer, so maybe we will meet again.

Monday, July 31, 2006

Our Next Adventure in Luang Prabang






In Luang Prabang, there are 2 main attractions, firstly the Waterfall, which you have seen, and the Cave's. There are these caves on the other side of the river, about 14 km away from the main town. They are temples that have been there for hundreds of years, still visited by many buddhists, and also us tourists. The tuk tuk took us to a small village perched on the bank of the river, and a small longboat took us across for 1 dollar, everything seems to be a dollar.
When we arrived there were steps going up to the top caves, which we started with, boy it was hot, and there were 359 steps, or something like that. Nearly killed me, but was wworth the climb. Outside the cave sat 3 women trying to rent torches, so you could see the cave properly. And you definately needed one, so we got one each. The caves are all filled with statues of Buddha, either lying down, laughing, etc. Each posture means something, and each statue was placed there as a gift to Buddha, from his followers. There are hundreds in each cave. You can see some, but the camera isn't working too well in the pitch black, so couldn't get them all.

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