Luang Prabang City Cruise
Summary
Luang Prabang is beautiful and has many attractions around the city. We had two days of city cruise and two other days where we went to two waterfalls. The city boasts of amazing temples, traditional food and French cuisine. We didn't know but it used to be a French colony.
The Experience
Laos temples are vertically stacked at the ceiling which is opposite to the Thai ones which are horizontally stacked.
The first thing that came into our mind was how different the temples were as compared to Thailand. The decorations and architecture all had slight variations and yet at it's core they were similar. There were still stupa in every temple and a hall. The Buddha statues were also quite different. I had the feeling they were less realistic but more exaggerated.
Stupa in Laos
Buddha statue on Mount Phou Si
We went up the Mount Phou Si, which had a famous temple and lots of Buddha statues on it.
Golden stupa on the top of Mount Phou Si
For the first time, I discovered that I love cats. I spent more than an hour playing with three little cats and their mother at the Way Chom So temple on Mount Phou Si.
Two cats drinking the milk of their mother. The other one was busy playing with Mathilde
Of course we met some more monks. Look how a kid monk was reciting the Dhamma to a travelling monk.
Two days later, we went to the Royal Palace where there was a museum with a few exquisite items of interests. The artefacts were mostly presents of other nations to the old king of Laos. Unfortunately, the most interesting bits were not allowed to be taken as a photo. The famous Buddha figure that is supposed to be of full gold located inside the temple hall of the palace can only be seen when you are there. Although, many say that it's just a replica and the real one is hidden in Vientiane.
The museum of the Royal Palace. Used to be the residence building of the king of Laos
The entrance to the palace
Temple in the palace
If you want to see us visiting one of the finest waterfall in Asia, stay tuned for my next blog article.
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The Entire Travel Series
Read even more from the Journey to the West series. Start from the top.
The Begin
Donated Rear Panniers
Last Shopping
Buying Supplies
The Map
First Day of Ride
If it Rains, it's Not Laziness
Long Ride in Shenzhen
The First Mistake and How We Fixed It
Don't Give Up the Bike Tour
Last Days in China
Biking Thailand Starts in Chiang Mai
Updated Travel Mode in Chiang Rai
Crossing Border between Thailand and Loas
Beautiful Slow Boat Scenery from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang on the Mekong River
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