Day 16: Luang Prabang....

Day 16: Today we took a tour of some of the Wats here they were interesting to see, even saw some young monks in the Wats. I have been told not all the young monks go on to become adult monks. Jean, the British lady that was with us, told us one of the monks asked her for money and cookies, I thought that was interesting. They have alot of the naga (the multiple headed snake here). It's a pretty city, it's green and lush, with Wats scattered thru out the city, with French buildings, cute cafes, french cakes and pastries that are quite yummy!

That night we headed to Restaurant Brasserie L'Elephant. My friend Delane who is a chef in the US said that this restaurant is one of the best restaurants in Southeast Asia and boy was it good. We tried traditional Laos dishes, we tried some of the famous RiverWeed with sesame which taste alot like Seaweed. We had sticky rice, interesting I have not seen any other country in SouthEast Asia use sticky rice. Tried some jaew bawng, which is a thick condiment made with chili and dried buffalo skin. Had some pork, and chicken. The meal was $15 US, not bad for a gourmet meal.