Tha Khaek

With a population of 70,000, Tha Khaek is nothin' much to write home about. We thought we'd write a little anyways... The city was constructed in 1911 and definitely not renovated since. While enjoying a fresh meal of fish at the night market, we viewed the best sunset yet on the Mekong River.

We used Tha Khaek as a stopover to visit Tham Pha Pa cave, which was discovered recently by a villager hunting for bats. We arrived via tuk tuk and rented sins, Lao style skirts, much like a sarong to enter the cave temple. We climbed a staircase and ducked barefoot into the edifice which opened up to 229 bronze Buddha images which have been there for over 600 years. Inside, we each hit the gong three times and sat for a few minutes contemplating life in the presence of the ancient Buddhas.

Judging by the length of this post, we're sure you'll agree that there wasn't in fact much to write home about.