Luang Prabang

Arrived in Luang Prabang after yet another lengthy bus ride, (with another puncture) then had to find some accommodation in the town – as it was a really expensive town we ended up in this pretty basic room, but still it wasn’t the worst by far. The town itself is really pretty, has a very distinct French vibe to it including numerous cafes and bakeries, so that was really nice.

 

The first day we rented these cool bright bikes to explore the town and some of the temples etc, that was really fun but it didn’t really take long to see the whole town – it was only tiny and not too much to do. We didn’t investigate the temples too much, yet again too many ruddy temples! We did have a little spa afternoon while we were there though, I had a foot massage, body massage and a pedicure for 10 pound, spas would have a fit if you even suggested that in the UK!

 

It was Ben’s birthday while we were in Luang Prabang so that day we decided to visit some waterfalls that were in the area. They were absolutely beautiful, the water was so clear and gave the pools this bright blue/green look, there were loads of little pools leading up to the big falls, really lovely setting. Although the water did look very nice, my god it was so cold! We swam in a couple of the pools, tried to acclimatize to the water, but it was still freezing! We did this little impromptu hike to the top of the big falls with a couple of other brits we met, it was a pretty steep climb up there, not ideal when in flip flops!

For Benny’s birthday meal we went out with the two British lads we met at the waterfall to this cool garden restaurant where they had Lao-style DIY BBQ’s on your table and you cooked all your own food etc, it was really fun and the food was good too! Had a few drinks etc but had to be in bed by 12 as Laos has this weird curfew thing and our little guest house used to shut it’s doors at 11.30!

 

LP was a really nice few days, definitely the prettiest town in Laos, next stop for us is the party capital of Laos – Vang Vieng!