Back to early morning runs for Andy, 10k done and dusted and it’s only 7.45am!
Post breakfast we headed into Luang Prabang for a tour of the local food market.
We then headed to the former Palace of Luang Prabang, now a museum with relics from the former Kings of Laos prior to the war & introduction of communism in 1975.
After a busy morning, we continued in the same vein with a visit to a Buffalo ice cream store and enterprise, run by an American and Australia.
Andy went for the apple pie flavour, whilst Michelle was a caramel fan.
We had a chat with one of the ladies behind the buffalo ice cream store, who explained the many things that can be cultivated from buffalo milk and how it’s taken off with the locals over the last 10yrs. After a further 30min drive we arrived at the highlight of the day, a visit to Kuang Si waterfalls.
The waterfalls were stunning, with the clearest of blue water set against the unspoilt Laos jungle.
After the hot and sweaty walk up to the summit of the waterfalls, we were pleased to be able to take a much needed dip into the clear and cool water and enjoy the views.
After our swim, we stopped off at the moon-bear sanctuary next to the waterfall to see bears up close.
Our final stop on the way back to the hotel was a visit to a Textiles centre run by locals.
We were able to see the ladies weaving, which was incredibly impressive as the designs were so ornate and very intricate.
Once back at the hotel, we had a free night, so a group of us decided to search out a cocktail bar and then a place for dinner.
Eight of us made it to a old French colonial bar serving cocktails, before half went off to a burger place, whilst the rest of us visited a very posh and fancy hotel restaurant for some upscale dinning.
We had a really fun packed day and have more to look forward tomorrow, with an early morning 6am visit to see the monks for alms giving, before we head out to the elephant sanctuary.
Until then.
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