The Plain of Jars - Phonsavan

After a very long and windy bus trip to Phonsavan, we hired a motor bike and went out to all 3 Plain of Jars sites....The first site had a fair few people there, however was still quite eery as there are huge craters in the ground from the bombies and the trench lines from the war are still marked out. Site One has the most jars, including the largest jar of all, called Hai Cheaum, or Cheaum Jar. The location is fairly uninspiring, however, particularly when compared to the attractive scenery at the other sites. Site Two has some large and interesting jars, and is atmospherically located at the top of a small hill with lovely surrounding views. Quite a long painful bumpy trip on the back of a scooter made for the road (I think it was around 20kms each way to the second and third sites) Site Three is the most atmospheric and beautiful, featuring a backdrop of rolling hills pockmarked with bomb craters and forests of pine trees. To get there you have to walk through fields of rice and across a small bamboo bridge. Numbering more than 130, the jars at this site are on average the smallest, and many are in bad condition