Trekking, Mekong River and Luang Prabang

The last week has been full of cool experiences: First I went for a two days trek to the hill tribe villages in Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand. Right after that I caught a slow boat down the Mekong River in Laos , which meant spending two days on the river on a boat with the most uncomfortable wooden seats you can imagine (my butt still hurts 3 days after ;-)). It was still a cool experience though. The last three days I spent exploring Luang Prabang, a very laidback picturesque town, that has a lot of charm and makes you not wanting to leave! Enjoy the pics!





The hilltribe village (Lahu tribe) we spent the night in.














Typical Lahu house, we spent one night with a family there... I felt like being on school camp.
















Scenery on the way. Stunning. The heat was almost unbearable though. I didn't know one could sweat so much...
















The heat made us (Lia and me) appreciate the swim in the waterfall even more!!














Scenery from the boat going down the Mekong River.












Mekong impressions

















Impressions of Laos scenery











Luang Prabang was colonized by the French. The colonial style houses and the yummy bakeries have survived to this day... Vive la France :-)













Impressions of Luang Prabang














One of the many beautiful temples of Luang Prabang. This one I just found spectacular!