October 13 - 15: Weekend in Luang Prabang, Laos

Friday the 13th was a holiday so we took a morning flight from Bangkok to Luang Prabang, Laos. Our hotel was amazing, and so was the city. We spent Friday just walking around our neighbourhood, located between the Mekong River and the Nam Khan River. The architecture was quite impressive; it looked a lot like Europe - there was a big French influence at one point in time. We had dinner in a restaurant that overlooked a pond; it was pretty nice!
Saturday was spent checking out the small boutiques; there is a lot of arts and crafts around: pottery, weaving, ... they have a lot of beautiful stuff! We went up Mount Phousi (150 meters) to watch the sunset and visited the temple that was there at the same time.
On Sunday, we took a tour to the Kuang Si Falls: a very beautiful place. An easy walk, and beautiful waterfalls. It was quite impressive.

At the airport in Bangkok

Parts of the Mekong River (12th longest river in the world; it crosses 6 countries!)

Our bed in Luang Prabang

Our room, looking out on the balcony

Entrance to one of the multiple temples 

Our dinner table is maybe one meter away from this pond!

 

They must have known we were coming!!!

A temple

Map of our area: we were close to the intersection of the two rivers

The Nam Khan River meeting up with the Mekong River

Pictures offer a break from going up!!

 

Cheers!!

The garbage bin. So much nicer than what we have!

Sunset viewed from Mount Phousi

Parts of the night market in Luang Prabang!

At Kuang Si Falls