Maggie, this post is especially for you

by mikka













Clockwise from upper left: The best mural ever; elephant crossing!; ELEPHANT; me on an elephant; another elephant mural; elephant off-roading. Possibly these did not need captions.



Even though I knew it was a bit silly, I couldn't resist going for an elephant ride in Luang Prabang after missing my chance in elephant-happy Thailand. I forget my elephant's name - she chose it herself, apparently, by stepping on a piece of paper - but she was 47 years old and she only went off-road a little bit, when she wanted to eat the trees growing there. Later, I got to feed her a bunch of bananas. Best day ever!