There was a small stand in the Jar Sites ticket office where souvenirs were sold.
For reference 20,000 Kip is about $2.50 US.
In some of the restaurants we saw spoons made from cast aluminum. Russ
says when he was here before there were even more of those spoons plus larger bowls and other things. They are sand cast and show the rough surface of the cast.
The source of war scrap mostly would be wing tanks that were dropped prior to engagement. We may have lost a plane or two especially the small spotter planes but it's been 40 years since the end of this war so I wonder about the source of aluminum. To continue the sale of "war scrap" souvenirs some people might be tempted to add aluminum cans with the occasional piece of war scrap to make it legitimate. Just a thought.
Our Easy Riders. From left, Youn, Duy, Wing (Nguyen) and Phouc. They drove our trusty steeds, made sure our bags were secure and generally helped wherever they could.
Our complete group. From left, Glenn, Russ, Easy Riders, Justin and me.
For our "goodbye dinner" the four of us treated our guides to an Indian food dinner, toasted the safe completion of their part of our trip and said our goodbyes.
For reference 20,000 Kip is about $2.50 US.
In some of the restaurants we saw spoons made from cast aluminum. Russ
says when he was here before there were even more of those spoons plus larger bowls and other things. They are sand cast and show the rough surface of the cast.
The source of war scrap mostly would be wing tanks that were dropped prior to engagement. We may have lost a plane or two especially the small spotter planes but it's been 40 years since the end of this war so I wonder about the source of aluminum. To continue the sale of "war scrap" souvenirs some people might be tempted to add aluminum cans with the occasional piece of war scrap to make it legitimate. Just a thought.
Our Easy Riders. From left, Youn, Duy, Wing (Nguyen) and Phouc. They drove our trusty steeds, made sure our bags were secure and generally helped wherever they could.
Our complete group. From left, Glenn, Russ, Easy Riders, Justin and me.
For our "goodbye dinner" the four of us treated our guides to an Indian food dinner, toasted the safe completion of their part of our trip and said our goodbyes.
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