Goodbye Laos, Hello Cambodia

We had a free hour and a half before we left for the airport, so I flagged down a man driving his truck in front of our hotel. He agreed to drive us around Luang Prabang for an hour for $15.00. But first, we had to stop off to deliver eggs and vegetables to a local store.

Here I am with our friendly driver.

Mike wasn’t feeling adventurous but my new friend Caroline was rarin to go. (Nancy, meet your new friend).

Check out the boards on the walkway, not the most secure…but the view of the Mekong was so worth it!

We climbed Phusi Hill, but didn’t have time to make it up to the top (all 350+steps) because we were running out of time. We got about 3/4 of the way up and figured we’d better not miss the bus to the airport.

We DID catch some unusual sights along the way. Any future Road Scholars travelers reading this, a quick spin around the city in the back of a truck in the early morning is a great way to travel!

I always wanted to mount a Naga, and this one looked agreeable.

This is a Chinese Buddha. How can I tell? He is fat and smiling. The Thai and Lao Buddhas a thin and serious.

And now some views from the hill.

Those orange dots in the distance are monks that have just crossed the bamboo bridge.

The last image of the day…our bathroom, with the huge tub and no shower curtain. It made showering an adventure. I was glad I brought my bath oil!