The Plain Of Jars

One of life’s mysteries and a must see if you’re travelling through Laos.⁣

As it happens we’d planned a day off on the 14th February, which of course is Valentine’s Day! If it wasn’t for Instagram the day would’ve passed us both by.⁣

In Phonsavan you’re just 6 miles (10kms) from the Plain of Jars and we’d been told we must see it. Honestly, from everyone’s description I wasn’t that enthused, but a must-see is a must-see!⁣

We spent the first part of the day chatting with the KongKeo guests and then we headed out to find some transport to the jars. I was not keen to ride a 20km trip on my day off – not today, not in this heat and absolutely not after those hills.⁣

It turned out that the taxis were a very expensive £10 – £20, so a bike ride it was. ⁣

Thankfully I loved every moment. It was a pleasant ride and it felt good to be riding the bike, unloaded without an agenda – like a little holiday ride. It pleases me that cycling can still feel like that after 10,000 miles (16,000kms).⁣

So, The Plain of Jars…an archeological landscape full of stone jars – and no one really knows why they’re there! Stew and I missed the museum at the start, so wondered round conjuring up our own theories – stone brewing barrels being our favorite.⁣

After speaking to an architect on site, who probably thought “go see the museum, lazy!” he explained that it’s thought that this is an old burial site and they were digging for evidence of that – human bones for example.⁣

This site also suffered from the war – see pictures 4 & 5 – a crater! I stood at the site for perspective, but it’s impossible to capture the size of it. This area was one that was recently cleared of land mines and some of it is still fenced off. @ Plain of Jars