Laos February and March 2014
queuing for the ATM before going to 4000 Islands
sunset on Don Khong
sunrise over the Mekong river
breakfast on the balcony of our guesthouse
water buffalo
rural life on Don Khong
cycling around Don Khong. Notice the butterfly in the picture :-)
while we were in Laos lots of flowers and trees were blossoming
this is how our feet usually looked like after a day on dusty roads
one of our simpler rooms - we hung up our own mosquito net
Monks collecting the morning alms in Pakse
delicious "Krapfen" / Donuts in the street - they were so yummy we bought 5 of them
our 4 hour transportation (Songthaew) to Ban Na Hin
Bananas everywhere
a permanent sign for "accident ahead"??
on our way to Kong Lor
the most used map (at least by the tourists) of the area
villagers collecting wood
in Kong Lor village
these two girls were shy and curious at the same time
harvesting tobacco
the tobacco is dried in these heated houses over night
we borrowed our sunglasses to the kids in the village and they had fun posing with it
preparing for night fishing
inside Kong Lor cave
a not so trustworthy bridge (the locals crossed it on the motorbike and did not even bother to push it over the bridge)
spot the difference... easy to confuse
school children on their way back home
Lok Lak - a typical local dish
2 million KIP from the ATM
employee (of the month) of our guesthouse
in Vientiane
Buddha park 30km away from Vientiane
lots of dust along the roads
temporary (only during dry season) bamboo bridge in Luang Prabang - rebuilt every year
laundry
even the dogs are super chilled in Laos
ferry over the Mekong river
"Guesthouse street"
even bicycles are (partly) made of bamboo
Edgar working on pictures while Verena is writing the travel diary
night food market - pay 1 Euro, grab a plate and fill it
sunrise above Luang Prabang seen from Mount Pousi
delicious sandwich
delicious shakes, sandwiches and pancakes in Luang Prabang
sunset over the Mekong river. This place was 1 minute away from our room so we went there almost every single evening to watch the sunset - sometimes even without a camera ;-)
curious cat
near the Kuang Si Waterfalls is a bear sanctuary where the bears live in very good conditions
part of Kuang Si Waterfalls
cotton
preparing the cotton to make a thread out of it
rice fields
cycling around Luang Prabang
one of the countless (must be more than 50) temples in Luang Prabang
the monk student helping us Geocaching
rooster fight
la Pistoche pool in Luang Prabang - a perfect place to relax for a day
Wat Xieng Tong
sunset over the Mekong. To the right is one of the restaurants we went to in the evenings.
every evening there is a night market in Luang Prabang. They build it up every single afternoon and break it down again every single night.
while waiting for customers most of the vendors spend their time on the smartphone
the last one gets an iron pot as helmet
near Vang Vieng. As you can see you can almost see nothing...
2 of them were our "guides" up the hill
Blue Lagoon near Vang Vieng - a nice place to have a refreshing bath
fresh coconut
chasing the sun in the evening to find a good spot for photography - day 1: not so succesful
day 2: almost the same place - this time we knew better where to go for sunset
Bye bye Laos