Luang Prabang - Laos
L.P is an historic ancient town on the banks of the Mekong River in Laos. Lots of old restored buildings built by the French turned into hotels, guest houses, and restaurants & bars. One thing you notice when you are there is how quiet it is. Don't go there for night life as all businesses have to close at 11:30 p.m. Most hotels will lock their doors at mid-night so you had better be back to your room! Lots of Temples and Monks as it is a large and important Buddhist center. A main tourist attraction is to get up at 5:30 a.m. and "feed the monks"! Hundreds of monks walk the streets collecting their food for the day. Local ladies are up early cooking rice and setting up "shop" on the streets providing food and straw mats to kneel on while giving the monks their "daily bread".......... Also got up at 5:30 a.m. to feed the Monks. One day took a trip up the Mekong River to visit caves on the river that have thousands of Buddha Statues in them.