Pak Ou - 10,000 Buddha Cave

For some reason, all the boats to Buddha Cave seem to depart at 8 am	Boatload of tourists heading up the Mekong to Buddha Cave	Thai-style longtail speed boat, Mekong River	Small floating market, Mekong River, Laos
Small floating market, Mekong River, Laos	Man leading a water buffalo along the Mekong	The captain of a river boat, Laos	Another riverboat crewmember
Small boats on the Mekong River, Laos	It looks like the river bank washed away leaving roots exposed	Two men with nets for fishing in a small boat	...but these trees seem not to mind having their roots exposed
Fishermen on the Mekong River, Laos	Fishermen using nets on the Mekong	A water buffalo drinking from the river	Boy waving from a small boat on the Mekong
Slow Boat, Mekong River	Lao Riverboat	Crewmember catching the breeze through the doorway	Boy on a fishing boat
Riverboat heading up the Mekong	Riverboat heading up the Mekong	Lao fisherman casting his net	Fisherman maneuvering around the rocks
Phaa Hen limestone cliffs	Arriving at Pak Ou, the Buddha Caves	Buddha Cave, Laos	The lower cave at Pak Ou is called Tham Ting
Tham Ting	Lower Buddha Cave Tham Ting	Silhouette of a standing Buddha, Pak Ou	Tam Ting, lower Buddha Cave
Silhouette of a standing Buddha	...add flash	Since all the boats leave Luang Prabang at the same time, they all get to the caves together so it's crowded	Limestone cliffs from Pak Ou
Poor village children try and sell rocks to tourists	The upper cave at Pak Ou	River boat on the Mekong seen from Pak Ou Buddha Caves	Departing for the return to Luang Prabang
Lao fishermen	Water buffalo on the banks of the Mekong	Boy playing with a stick in the mud along the river	An idea for the future...a multiday cruise on the Mekongsun
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