The Golden Triangle

For some reason ever since I was a kid I'd always wanted to go to the Golden Triangle (along with a host of other places).  I don't know what it is that has always lured me here: the name, the history of the area, its legacy?  But I'm glad I did make it to the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Ruak Rivers, the supposed center of the Golden Triangle.  It's now just a tourist trap town with not much going on.  Except two very excellent museums:  The House of Opium and The Hall of Opium.


I spent a great deal of time in both of these museums.