The morning markets are interesting. This is where the locals still go to buy their fresh produce and all kinds of specialties are being sold here. It would be easy to go here and get the ingredients for some really delicious food.
There are also some unusual things that we don't see in our western kitchens. such as:
Dried Squids:
Fresh fish - of cause, but this have sharp teeth.
A protein and herb table that would make most chefs (and diners) salivate:
The Chillies in Lao are more hot than in Thailand - We loved the heat.
A pig:
River crabs:
Beetles:
Dried rats:
Caterpillar - these are yummi when fried:
Frogs:
River snails:
Dried squid, shrimps and fish:
5. February 2018 16:03
by Rene Pallesen
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5. February 2018 16:03
by Rene Pallesen
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4. February 2018 22:02
by Rene Pallesen
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A two hour boat ride north of Luang Prabang is the Pak Ou cave. Since we were traveling two families the best way to get there was to hire a slow boat just for us.
The flow boats are long narrow boats that are ideal for navigating the Mekong River. This part of the river is full of underwater rocks but the boats seem to navigate these treacherous waters with ease.
Having the boat for ourselves gave us more flexibility with regards to how long we wanted to spend at the cane and also meant that we have more room to move around.
The front of the boar is where the captain sits and steers the boat. After this there is a section for the passengers followed by a small pump toilet and then the living quarters for the captain and his family. Out the back there is a small kitchen for them to do the cooking.
The cave is upstream into an area full of limestone mountains.
The many boats moor at a long and wobbly floating bamboo bridge that takes you to the cave itself.
The cave itself is not big but it is full of small Buddhas that have been put there over hundreds of years. You can tell that this used to be an important place of worship.
Now however the place is so crowded with tourists (guilty here too) coming in on boats that it is hard to move around. I could not stop myself from taking this photo of Buddha holding up his hands to stop more boats arriving.
At the top of the hill the hill there is what I think is a more 'pleasant' cave. It is equally interesting and much less crowded because most tourists don's make it up the many steps to the top.
4. February 2018 16:03
by Rene Pallesen
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