Luang Prabang - Tat Kuang Si

My mission this morning was to find another hotel. I got up at 9 and started looking before I had breakfast. I was finding the same story as last night except I finally found one place, in the back of a travel agency along the main street. It was called Boupha guesthouse. It was a little bit more expensive than the cheapie I saw last night that still had a room but it was worth it. The room was up on the second floor with 5 windows and a lot of natural light. The room was also gigantic, probably the biggest room I've ever had. It had 3 beds and a bathroom and cost $8. It was worth it for the peace of mind.
I checked out of my hotel and moved into Boupha at noon. I met Aaron and Laura at 1.30. There were 2 waterfalls near Luang Prabang I wanted to visit but it would a day to visit each one. Laura, Aaron and I shared a tuk tuk to Kuang Si, about 32km away. This spot was amazingly beautiful. A river cascaded into many different pools,colored turqoise and was surround by dense fores with big trees. I really liked this place. I walked to all the different levels of the falls taking pictures and then settled at a place to swim. Unfortunately, Aaron lost his wedding ring while swimming and they spent most of their time looking for it but with no luck. There was a really fun rope swing at the large pool where I swam. There was a lot of people there but they were spread out and it wasn't too busy.
It's kind of strange to see so many Asian tourists here. I don't see that in too many other countries but in Laos there are many Chinese and Thai tourists because it's so close.
Back in Luang Prabang, we discovered the night market. A local place with lots of good and cheap local souvenirs and many food stalls. We parted ways to clean up but met later for dinner. Aaron, Laura and I cruised the food stalls. There was barbecue everything - chicken breasts(heads and feet too!), pork, fish, intestines and some other weird stuff. There was also many veggie and noodle stands. I had a tasty chicken sub type sandwich and fruit shake for $2.
The main street is very touristy and popular. It's all guesthouses, restaurants,pubs, cafes, travel agencies and crepe stands. I'm still blown away by the amount of foreign visitors here. I never saw anything like this in Africa! I kind of don't like it so much. I like the less popular places but Laos in general has a lot of tourists. I will just have to get used to it for this trip.