Day 153 – Luang Prabang

Golden Temples and Thrones

Today after lunch we decided to explore the sites of Luang Prabang. We started with the Royal Palace Museum. The museum costs 30,000 LAK / $4.91 per person. The Royal Palace was built in 1904 and was used up until 1975, when the communist party came to power. It was then turned into a museum. No photos or bags are allowed inside the buildings. The museum grounds contains the Haw Pra Bang Temple (which can be seen from the street), a small car collection and the main palace. The palace is nicely decorated, and the main throne room has a large mural, covering the walls. This room was the highlight for me.

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We then walked to Vat Xieng Thong Sayaroharamathibodimahavihanh (called “Vat Xieng Thong” on Google Maps). These temple grounds consist of two main temples and a few stupas. One of the temples was decorated in a fashion of the murals in the Royal Palace Museum’s throne room, which is very cool. The entrance fee was 20,000 LAK / $3.27 AUD per person.

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