Day 2 cont/d
On the way back to town we stopped briefly at a butterfly conservation farm; I have about as much luck getting decent pictures of butterflies as I do with hummingbirds, but these are OK ish for the blog.
These different coloured chrysalises in the maternity unit reminded me of gem stones.
Having driven back to the town centre we climbed Phousy Hill to watch the sunset (sorry about the blown highlights fellow photographers!).
I couldn't resist this little lad on the way down, he looks like he'd been releasing some of the small birds sold in the market for "good luck"
We then wandered around the night market before meeting up with Lydia and Malcolm for dinner.
The next day we didn't need to leave for the airport until 17:15 so we made the most of a rare day off and caught the hotel shuttle bus into town, a journey of about 4 kms. Having had a fantastic massage in Cambodia, Ian was keen to test the local skills, so we roamed around the town looking for a suitable place. In the Far East "massage" can mean a wide variety of services, as I suppose it can here, so it was important that we found the right sort of place. Once Ian was settled, I wandered off and took a few more photos.
We met up later and had a delicious lunch at the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers, a very picturesque spot.
