Today we looked around the Royal Palace. Laos used to consist of three Kingdoms, of which Luang Prabang was one. The Royal Family of Luang Prabang eventually became the Royal Family of a unified Laos in 1945. In 1975 the senior members of the Royal Family were sent to a ‘re-education camp’ in the caves in the North. In 1978 it was announced that they had all died of natural causes. Hmmm, I think there’s something fishy afoot! It’s rumored that the King lived until 1984 in secret.
The palace is cute – built in 1904 by the French for the King, it’s quite small but very pretty. The throne room is dazzling – bright red walls with loads of silver and gold –unfortunately photos are not allowed.
After the palace we had coffee on the riverside and then walked up Phu Si, the hill in the middle of town, with several temples on top. It’s the place to be to watch the sunset. Unfortunately everyone else had the same idea and it was rammed full of tourists at the peak, so we walked down via the other temples and pretty much had the place to ourselves - except the odd lone monk.
The palace is cute – built in 1904 by the French for the King, it’s quite small but very pretty. The throne room is dazzling – bright red walls with loads of silver and gold –unfortunately photos are not allowed.
After the palace we had coffee on the riverside and then walked up Phu Si, the hill in the middle of town, with several temples on top. It’s the place to be to watch the sunset. Unfortunately everyone else had the same idea and it was rammed full of tourists at the peak, so we walked down via the other temples and pretty much had the place to ourselves - except the odd lone monk.
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