Laos
LAOS | Monday, 29 October 2007 | Views [561]
Laos was such a treat after the noise and confusion of Vietnam. Luang Prabang is a small town with only one ATM and tons of nice people, good restaurant and cheap shopping. I happened to be there for the festival celebrating the river so there were tons of fireworks, a parade full of paper boats decorated with candles and even a guy breathing fire. It was an accident waiting to happen:), but even though I saw several people hit by small firecrackers no one seemed to get hurt. I ran into a couple I had met on a bus a few days ago and had a lao beer and watched the bright colored boats float by on the Mekong. It was so fortunate that I was there on that day. I went on an elephant tour the next day with kayaking and a trip to a waterfall as well. Today I went to an even bigger waterfall in a beautiful park with rescued tigers and bears. It was quite a 2 day experience and I am really glad I didn't skip Laos. It was heavenly to not hear horns and be pestered by vendors every minute.
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