L is for Luang Prabang
In 2002, we visited Laos, including a couple of nights in Luang Prabang, which became a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1995. It has historic temples, a beautiful mountain setting and the confluence of the Nam Khan and the Mekong Rivers below.
Temple
Market
Temple buddhas
From Phu Si Hill
From Phu Si Hill
From Phu Si Hill
Young monks
Reclining Buddha
Pak Ou Caves
For more on this holiday, see B is for Bangkok – we stayed there on the way in and out of Laos – and V is for Vientiane.
The Glasgow Gallivanter 
What a coincidence I also did V is for Vientiane
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Another lovely place.
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Just delightful! Laos is calling to me through your blog!
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http://backpackerlee.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/sleepy-luang-prabang/
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Thanks for adding this really interesting link. Check it out everyone!
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The temple in a cave must have been amazing to see.
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Thanks for all the comments, Anne. I really enjoy travelling and re-living all the memories has been great!
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Beautiful photos! The Global Recipe Project is seeking an authentic recipe from Laos, as part of a fundraiser cookbook to benefit global food self-sufficiency programs. I hope you will consider donating a recipe to this worthy cause! Details at http://crowdedearthkitchen.com/global-recipe-project/. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. 🙂
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That looks a worthy project, butI’m afraid I don’t have any recipes.
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OK, thanks for the reply! 🙂
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I believe my dear friend was there last year. The last picture-is that a temple inside a cave?? It is so beautiful and the reclining Buddha is so famous-amazing to see
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Yes, it’s a temple inside a cave. There was another one even deeper into a cave but we didn’t get any decent photos.
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Anabel, I have not made it to Laos yet…I want to go very soon…it’s getting more crowded with tourists as we speak!
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Strangely, I have been to Laos but not Vietnam or Cambodia. Still on that list!
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