From Nong Khiaw i decided to go to Muang Ngoi, a small village to which you can only get by boat. But what a charm that is! It’s very tiny but so nice. We had electricity for 2 hours a day and that was fine with me. I was just happy being there for Christmas without all the Christmas fuss. I woke up to the sound of roosters crowing and it felt so nice. Simplicity of life. I walked around the village and found this nice little path that led me to another village nearby. I learned again about how simple life really is and how little i need to be happy.
Simplicity of life. Village near Muang Ngoi.
Life in Laos has a very slow pace and the people are one of the nicest i’ve ever met. They are so easygoing and always smiling. It’s a society you feel very welcomed in and it’s nice to be around people that live simple lives and seem to be very happy with it. Great inspiration indeed.
After Muang Nhoi i explored Nong Khiaw for a few more days and spent New Year’s there. I loved that there wasn’t any fuss about that either and i could just swung in my hammock until i fell asleep. I woke up to the first day of 2012 and continued my way to Luang Prabang.
Cycling around Nong Khiaw
Luang Prabang is another charming town. It has a very special character with all those Buddhist temples and monks all around. It was nice to walk around a bit and explore the hidden streets. I found some lovely spots to rest my mind at.
One of the Buddhist temples in Luang Prabang
After Luang Prabang i made a quick stop at the capital, Vientiane, but it wasn’t a very pleasant experience. I arrived at night and couldn’t find a place to stay so in the end i slept in some dump and i couldn’t wait to get out of there. So in the early morning i went on to go to Thakhek. I decided that that will be my last stop in Laos and that i will continue my adventure back in Thailand.
Muang Ngoi is a tiny little village and this is its main street. / Muang Ngoi je majcena vasica ob reki. To je glavna ulica.
Simple but very solid bridge / A je kaj trden tale most? Pa je res.
Abandoned fields / Pot do vasice blizu Muang Ngoi-ja vodi čez zapuščena polja
A lovely village, very authentic, very Laotian / Vas, ki sem jo vendarle našla po poti polni dogodivščin. V vasi je zgolj peščica značilnih hiš na kolih, na fotografiji se desno spodaj vidi tudi izdelava “stene”.
Boat landing / “Pristanišče” za čolne, ki vozijo po reki
One of the cute little houses by the fields / Ena od idiličnih hišk sredi ob robu polja
It’s fascinating what kind of system was established in this jungle / Majhna stezica pelje skozi džunglo. Fascinantno je, kako so se znašli in kakšen sistem so si ustvarili.
A walk through the jungle takes you to the famous cave / Pot skozi džunglo pripelje do znamenite jame
Village with typical houses for Laos / Vas z značilnimi hišicami na kolih v okolici Nong Khiawa
Simple fun / Preprosta igra je stalnica vsakdanjega življenja otrok v Laosu
Children go to school by bycicle or foot. / Otroci gredo v šolo s kolesom (ali peš). Večinoma imajo deljen urnik, tako da vmes pridejo domov in grejo potem nazaj v šolo.
Typical side dish in Laos: Sticky rice / Tipična priloga v Laosu: “sticky rice”, postrežen v bambusovem košku
When the street becomes a market – Nong Khiaw / Ko cesta postane tržnica: Nong Khiaw
Lovely little town with a very picturesque river / Simpatično malo mestece s fotogenično reko
Buddhist temple in Luang Prabang / Budistični tempelj v Luang Prabangu
Streets in Luang Prabang are full of bars, hotels and restaurants / Ulice Luang Prabang-a so polne najrazličnejših barov, restavracij in hotelov.
One of the buddhist temples in Luang Prabang / Eden od nešteto budističnih templjev v Luang Prabangu
Buddhist monks in their traditional orange robes are collecting alms / Budistični menihi v tradicionalnih oranžnih oblačilih pobirajo jutranje darove, ki jim jih dajo verniki.
A very picturesque place to eat, right by the Mekong river and with a view on Thailand / Idiličen kraj za obed v Thakhek-u ponuja razgled na Tajsko, ki leži takoj čez reko Mekong
Sunset from Thakhek. / Sončni zahod v Thakhek-u. Sonce pade dol na Tajskem.
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