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Thursday 27 June 2013

Luang Prabang (Laos)

Luang Prabang is so pretty and is set on the Mekong River. Our guesthouse Soutikone was welcomed after 2 days spent on the Slow Boat.



We even had a balcony!! 

On our first evening, we explored the 'city' by foot and eventually by chance found this amazing bar, Utopia. It is set on the river and the vibe there is, as they describe 'zen' and there seems to be a mix of hippys and travellers, which explains the reason why we had to leave our shoes at the door. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to get any great pictures though.


Day 2 we visited a waterfall which also has a bear sanctuary. It was amazing, we brought our swimming costumes and were able to explore and swim in the waterfalls. 





This is the biggest waterfall and we were able to climb to the top, which wasn't easy. We were have been better wearing walking boots, but we had to settle for barefoot. But the view from the top was worth it.



Me and Mel got this picture at the bottom, which is pretty incredible. 

We then headed home for another evening of Utopia.


Now a day on with a slightly sore head, we are heading to Hanoi on a 30 hour bus, wish us luck! 

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