Thursday, December 14, 2006

Luang Prabang...Day 3

Started the day at Wat Wisunarat, the city's oldest temple. It is famous for its 'watermelon' stupa. The temple had several gilded wooden Buddhas inside. Next door was Wat Aham which was covered in 100 murals inside. From there we walked to Wat Thammothayalan, a monastery which was at the top of the hill overlooking the city. There was a cave shrine, a Russian anti-aircraft cannon and a Buddha footprint. Next to the Wat was a huge golden stupa that is lit up at night. There were amazing views from the top.
This afternoon we got a bus to Tat Kuang Si waterfalls. It was so beautiful and the water was light blue. The main waterfall was huge and there were several swimming areas below. In the area there is a rescued tiger and Asiatic moon bears.
Decided to splurge on a nice restaurant tonight. Had 4 waiters looking after us, more food than we could eat and our glasses we refilled every 5 minutes. Total bill... $11.10.

1 Comments:

At 8:38 pm , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi,
The waterfalls look lovely and a great place for a swim. Love the pics and daily update as there is plenty to see in and around town.
Take care
S&L

 

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