Champasak Province

Today we went to the Vat Phou, a pre-Ankor temple in this side of the border. If you like it don't worry, in about 10 days you will get fresh pics of the great Ankor Watt...

Ruines of the Southern Palace at Vat Phou:

Crossing the Mekong River to get there:

Nice passage to the temple:

Fallen flowers of those trees from up:

Top view:

The temple itself (ruines, but still...):

The way back, driving a motorbike for the first time in my life (semi-automatic, not a scooter...):

 Stone carvings at the temple:

So here are the pics of the 2-day motorbike tour to the Bolaven Plateau, many waterfalls, nice rural villages and a lot of riding...

a ladyboy at Phaxuam Waterfall. They are completely integrated in society, transsexual kids, some are operated and have breasts:

Myself at the Phaxuam Waterfall:

Our hut at Tad Lo village:

Tad Lo waterfall:

Our little friend trying to communicate with himself:

More Tad Lo views:

Kids playing at the water:

A miracle of recycling (a tire turned into a pot):

The road in Tad Lo:

The Tad Yuang waterfall:

The Tad Fane waterfall, the highest in Laos:

The next entry (last of Laos), the quiet 4000 islands...

Vientiane

So today and tomorrow will be in Vientiane and around, boring city, but with some funny places...

View from the top of the Arc du Triomph:

At the gardens of the Wat That Luang:

The buddist also sin:

Old woman:

The Sisaket temple:

Buddhist monk behind the bars:

The monk clothes:

Monks at the Hot Pra Kheo Temple:

Next pics from Vientiane will bring something more special... I hope!

And today brought a surprise, the psychodelic and crazy Buddha Park in Xieng Khuan:

Don't ask me to comment any of these pictures, because I really don't know what is going on, they are supposed to be a mix of Hinduism and Buddhism, along with some other stuff...

The next entry... Champasak Province

Luang Prabang

The Unesco World-Heritage city of Luang Prabang, old capital of Laos. Here some of the best pics I took these two and a half days:

A monk walking down the alley:

 Streets of Luang Prabang:

Uri facing the Mekong:

The Mekong meeting the Namthan river:

Laos is fun!:

My first Watt:

Monks painting the drums:

Nice watt:

Laura and David, from the distance:

Tonetty, esta es para ti:

Another watt:

The main watt of the city:

The collecting of the alms ceremony:

Alberto working:

People praying and offering to the monks:

And the next one... Vientiane!