Thursday, December 07, 2006
Luang Prabang
Sabaidee. I flew this morning to Luang Prabang, in the north of Laos. Wow. I am left speechless at the beauty of this little town (20,000 people!). In just a square kilometer or so, it manages to capture the charms of cities 10 times its size. The temples, the setting at the confluence of two rivers, and the mountains all combine to create a mystical world.
The people in northern Laos are very exotic looking too; that adds to the mystery. I am going to spend two days trekking up into the hills with a guide, of course; don't want to run into any UXO (that's unexploded ordinance, for the unitiated). UXO is a very serious problem here, as in Cambodia; I read somewhere yesterday that an average of one person per day steps on and activates a land mine.
The people in northern Laos are very exotic looking too; that adds to the mystery. I am going to spend two days trekking up into the hills with a guide, of course; don't want to run into any UXO (that's unexploded ordinance, for the unitiated). UXO is a very serious problem here, as in Cambodia; I read somewhere yesterday that an average of one person per day steps on and activates a land mine.
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