LP!!

I'm in Luang Prabang! UNESCO World Heritage site, though most of the temples are not that old, but all look very pretty.. Just got here early early this morning, found a guesthouse, then slept till lunchtime.. Saw the monks going on their morning round of alms collecting.. A guy we meet in Vientiane yesterday told us its about 300++ monks in the line... He's a LP local, been a novice monk for 6 yrs, just went to Vientiane a month ago to start studying in the university. Very smooth talker. We were walking in That Luang, the big impt monument in Vientiane when he approached us 3 girls and we were wondering how long it would take the guys to come and 'rescue' us...

Journey here was at night. 10h by bus through the mountains. Think we missed a lot of wonderful scenery, glimpses of which I caught whenever lightning flashed and the siloulettes of the limestone mountains and fields and valleys were lighted for a couple of seconds... For a stretch it was very misty, and you see the fields and a few trees and the mist and the mountains.. Very atmospheric, and very pretty.. And maybe a little eerie...

Just booked a tour for tml to go to Pak Ou caves (with lots of Buddhas inside), some villages, and Tat Kuang Si (a waterfall). The guys may go kayaking the day after while we girls wack the market and wats and museum...