It’s not difficult to find cosy and economic guesthouses and different ways to cope with the tremendous heat.
The food in general is ok, not as good as in Thailand, but for crepe fans there’s always a street food stand waiting! Fresh fruit shakes balance the sugar excesses...
One of the places to visit is a famous waterfall, about 40 km away from the village. This place is by far the most beautiful waterfalls we’ve ever seen and we would expect to see ever! Turquoise water, natural swimming pools and enough space to find an empty corner for yourself. The perfect place to refresh in a natural water park!
“Bicycle day” is the way to understand the village shape. Despite the heat you can cycle around to explore the city and its surroundings.
The weather was really hot...
Petanque in Laos??? Yep, anywhere French goes...
On the way we met the Portuguese family who had the coordinates of a swimming pool; it was like searching for the oasis in the middle of the desert... And after big effort we found it, lost in a humble neighbourhood, a bar with a swimming pool.
And to finish the day, goodbye dinner with our Portuguese friends
After so many monasteries and temples, Luang Prabang is where we finally understood what is their purpose and how do they work. This is something that deserves a paragraph.
The monks play a very important role in the society, they walk the villages looking for kids that need help and invite them to the monasteries. It happens that kids go there volunteerly or the family sends them as well. So most of the population spends at least three months in a monastery. They monks feed them, teach them and give them a possibility to see what "being good and peacefull" is about. Most of the kids go back to the society after a while, but this time with a better view of life, or at least a bit more wide. This is realy welcomed by the people and that's why they offer them food every morning. At sunrise you can see the monks on the streets, blessing the town and collecting the food for the day.
The third day and last, the story repeated in the amazing waterfalls. If you ever go to Luang Prabang don’t miss this place, is natural beauty in its highest level!
In every market you can have a "fish massage", here you can get it for free!
Goodbye to Luang Prabang, on the way to VIETNAM on our VIP transport...
