Two days in Luang Prabang - A Loop around Southeast Asia - CycleBlaze

December 5, 2016

Two days in Luang Prabang

I'm staying at the Suan Keo Guest House, in the town center area. It's 100,000 kip per night. Before I let you wonder about my budget, I'll note that the Lao currency, the kip, uses too many zeroes. The 100,000 kip is about US$12.

I happened to arrive, without planning, during the Luang Prabang Film Festival, which celebrates films from SE Asia. I took advantage of the festival and watched several films, as well as seeing some sights around the town.

Luang Prabang Film Festival, daytime screening room at the Sofitel.
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The night market, seen from low on Phou So mountain.
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The Lao temples, or Vats, have a lot of paintings on the walls. It would be interesting to hear the stories!
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UXO is unexploded ordinance, mostly "bombies" from cluster bombs dropped during the 2nd Indochinese War, what we call the Vietnam War.
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The US dropped nearly 3 million tons off bombs on Laos. At the time, the population was 3 million people. A ton of explosives per person! About 30% failed when dropped, leading to the big UXO problem.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this film. There were only a handful of people watching, all foreigners.
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Goodbye Luang Prabang. Dinnertime sunset from a riverside restaurant.
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