Ooh, same here on the markets Meebo
What a lovely tonic this thread is on a cold winter's morning!
Ooh, same here on the markets Meebo
What a lovely tonic this thread is on a cold winter's morning!
Boat trip to the Ban Pak Ou Caves
After an early morning breakfast at the market, it was back to the hotel for a Tuk Tuk ride to the Mekong river, & a boat upstream, to a cave system called Pak Ou that houses a Buddhist temple.
A stop along the way at the "Whiskey Village" which sells several types of the said drink, & woven goods!
The 8.30am 13.6 degree temp got a lot cooler once scooting along the river.
After a short stay, it was back to Luang Prabang & dinner that night at the Riverside BBQ Restaurant, for the local specialty. (this will be covered later)????
Cave info!
The Boat
I think it's this way?
Sil becomes a Lao bandit!
View along the way
Some fellow bandits - er I mean - tourists
Goddess of Whiskey Village shows how to pour whiskey via hose!
Bro finds something amusing after sampling all the whiskeys
Bro kept shouting - "are we there yet"
Arriving at the caves - Yeah!
cont. over!
Cave trip continues
The cave entrance
C'mon - lets go!
Like a fairyland grotto to Buddha!
Buddhas everywhere
But wait - there's more!
And hiding in dark green corners
I found more over here says Bro
I wonder if that's real gold says Bro scraping with a fingernail
After a long day, Bro shows how easy it is to sleepwalk down cave steps!
Back at the Luang Prabang wharf complex & a riverside BBQ dinner awaits - Yum ???
Last edited by Oldandintheway; 5th January 2015 at 05:46 AM.
They are so brave - I would not go into the caves
Loved the fairyland grotto to Buddha
BBQ Dinner Lao Style
I've done a cut & paste job here from Bros blog to explain their evening which looked very enjoyable & a unique? idea.
After our boat trip, it being cold and all, we needed a decent feed for dinner.
A couple of local people we have chatted with recommended the Riverside Barbeque Restaurant & as it is located nearby we thought we would try it out.
We got there early as it fills up fast. There are many tables, some overlooking the Mekong, and each has a curious clay receptacle fitted which, once you are seated, is then filled with large burning embers.
An aluminium 'dome' is then placed over the top of the clay 'hot pot'. This dome has a number of holes drilled into its surface, these designed to allow the heat to pass through the dome more easily.
At this point you move to a number of tables in the centre of the Restaurant and select all types of fresh meats & seafood, together with lots of Asian 'greens'. This is then taken back to the table and the meat & seafood is placed on the aluminium dome to cook. On the top of the dome are placed two pieces of pork fat which slowly cook away and assist the other items to cook while doing so.
There is a 'moat' of sorts around the perimeter of the aluminium dome and into this is poured a vegetable stock. The 'greens' and, say, prawns are slowly blanched / cooked within.
I am sorry if this is a bit boring but it's such a good idea and one I haven't struck before.
Everyone in the Restaurant really gets into the spirit of things, helped along by liberal amounts of Beerlao.
Speaking of which, there are two types: the standard 5% alcohol version and the 'dark' type @ 6.5% - both being quite nice on a hot day.
All up, an enjoyable evening and the photos that I wlll upload will give you an idea of a BBQ, Lao-style.
Cheers.
Hmmnnn! Where do I start?
Try this one!
Yum Yum
Bro eyes off another Beerlao
It pays to get in early
Because later!
It gets a bit busy
One of the friendly staff
cont over.
Chopsticks - so I would starve lol!!Question - are you all as hungry as I am right now
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