Mount Phousi @ Luang Prabang

Nearing the end of the day today I decided to check out Mount Phousi, the mountain top temple which Luang Prabang is built around. It was nearing sun down so I rushed to see if I could get up in time to see the sunset. Apparently I was only one of like 500 people who had the same idea, because by the time I hit the top a large crowd of camera wielding tourists had already amassed on the south western side of the temple. After the sunset I looked around from all angles down onto Luang Prabang and I I have to say that visiting this temple is a must. I talked with tourists earlier in the day who shrugged off the idea of going up here like they were above this type of touristy shit, but after seeing the view myself I think that going up here really ties together the whole experience of visiting this city.

Kuang Si @ Luang Prabang

This morning for the first time in a long time, I was awoken by the sound of a rooster crowing.  I ended up in this guest house near the edge of the Mekong river after walking the several blocks last  night asking for each guest houses rate. Due to the chinese new year, something like a billion people have decided to travel around asia this week making it more difficult then normal to nail down a good deal. The wifi at this guest house is dodgy as hell, so for breakfast I located a restaurant on the mekong offering free wifi in order to research my options for the day. While eating a dish of something called Oklam Pork, I zeroed in on some ideas and got some price ranges to work with for transportation.