Blogs from Luang Prabang, West, Laos, Asia - page 7

Laos 2016 All rights of this travelblog reserved ©Bernhard Sonnleitner 03.01.16 Siem Reap - Luang Prabang (UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe) Frühmorgen schon fahren wir noch einmal mit dem Tuk-Tuk zum Angkor Wat. Heute gelingt es uns, auf die oberste Terrasse zu gelangen, bei der die Besucherzahl stark begrenzt ist. Ein Blick ins Heiligtum des Zentralturmes und von hoch oben über die gesamte Anlage lohnt die Mühe. Die Wartezeit bis zum Abflug verkürzen wir uns noch mit Schwimmen im Hotelpool. Am Nachmittag fliegen wir nach Laos ab. Ziel ist Luang Prabang. Die charmante, alte Königsstadt liegt im landschaftlich reizvollen, grünen und bergigen Norden des Landes. Der Anflug der Maschine von Vietnam Airlines in der Abenddämmerung zwischen schroffen Bergen ins Tal von Luang Prabang ist ein Erlebnis. Unser Führer Bunnao erwartet uns ... read more

Nous voila arriver dans une ville attendu pour nous et ou nous allons rester quelques jours pour faire nos petit visa et passer noël... Le premier jour ce déroule à bases de petites visites dans les temples de la ville, une ville agréable pour ce balader a pied, après une bière devant un jolie coucher de soleil sur le bord du Mékong pour faire quelques achat et ensuite manger dans un petit resto de rue ou nous rencontrerons Delphine, Caroline et Gérard, gros filing . Durant ce repas petit projet cascade Quang Si ou nous entrainons la pauvre Caro dans un périple à vélo... Le lendemain départ matinal pour les Cascade situé à 30 bornes avec deux petites montagnes une évidence pour nous mais pas un cadeaux pour Caro mais qui les gravit comme il le ... read more

So we arrived in Luang Prabang early in the morning, wrecked as anything. The bus station is a while outta town so we all climbed onto a songtheuw, cost us 20,000 each but it was either that or walk as there was no bartering to be done! We met a guy from Aregentina who gave us wanderlust to travel in South America and Nepal ? The first thing we noticed when we got to the center was the amount of street vendors selling baskets of food at 5am and there were loads of plastic chairs all lined up like a massive assembly line along both sides of the road! This was a very commercialized alms for monks town! I love the idea of the alms, of giving and good karma but I wasn't in favor of ... read more

Even though we live on a beautiful island, we still have jobs to do and need a break now and then. After working hard days and long hours for eight months we decided to take a well deserved holiday in Luang Prabang, Laos. We had been there before, maybe nine years ago, and remembered how nice it was and wanted to visit again. On our last trip we did many of the touristy things there are to do. Waterfalls, river tubing, temples, elephant rides and trekking were what we enjoyed then. This time our goal was to RELAX and eat! What we remembered the most about our last trip in Luang Prabang was our guesthouse near the river and across the street from a temple. We could hear the monks chanting in the evening just outside ... read more

Nick: A quick 45 minute flight, and we had exchanged the relaxed atmosphere of Vientiane for the even more sedate town of Luang Prabang, located further north in Laos. By midday, we had already checked into our guesthouse; our lovely wood-panelled room had both air-conditioning and a fan, a real bonus given that the sun was out and the temperature was once again in the mid-thirties. The staff at our hostel were once again very friendly, with excellent English, and we were soon equipped with the standard issue photocopied town map, complete with highlighted points of interest. Attending to our stomachs before exploring the town, we popped into a nearby restaurant, a quiet little family-run place, and ordered in some grub: chicken noodle soup for Sarah, and a pork 'lahb' for me, which is a Laos ... read more