Friday, December 21, 2007

Kicking Back in Vang Vieng, Laos

From Luang Prabang we bussed it to Vang Vieng, a town famous on the backpackers trail for taking it easy.


We found a great little guesthouse overlooking the river there...


...from which the sunsets were spectacular...


Still in Laos, so saw some more religious icins in caves...


...and other things (no wonder Char doesn't like caves).


Did some more motoing around to explore the surrounding countryside and villages, this time with a new friend, Kit.


...found a better bridge...


...kept on cruisin'...


...stopped for a beer...


...stuff like that.


Meanwhile, back in town the school kids worked the community garden.


Vang Vieng is truly famous for the float you can do in the tubes down the river, stopping at the docks at several riverside bars along the way. OK, maybe we were a little older than the rest of the folks involved with that scene, so we spent less time at the bars, but we enjoyed the float...


...twice.

All that floating can wear a person out, so back to the hammocks. We enjoyed this taste of the easy life so much that we pretty much made this our last stop in Laos before heading for the beaches around Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

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