The 2005 Trip to Laos... 650km from Bangkok to border.
Stopped overnight half way. Having breakfast at KhonKhaen.
Then arrived at border town NongKhai... staying in this 70-year old teak house.
That's how we got to know about this guest house...
This is a pic of our THB 280 guestroom at Nong Khai, border town to Laos. We had mosquito nets...cool
Uncle Leigh is the owner and he has a cool bar, where we had American breakfast and juice and soya bean drink.
The next day we entered Laos and spent a day at Vientiane
At the Vientiane version of France's "Arc De Triumphe"
a brighter version
We took a tuk tuk there and back. very exhilirating!
Mum wanted to try out something different for breakfast in Vientiane,so we found this colourful place opposite the morning market. very quiet. we were customer number 2
This is me, with Mekong as a backgrd.
You'll never know what you see at Laos! Look who stopped fo petrol!
This is the bus we took. We're travelling inland to Vang Vien, which papa says will be nice. it was a 3 hr ride thru the mountainside.
At last, our 1st view of Vang Vien.....
We got this place right infront of the river...
Papa rented a motorbike...woohoo! Mummy sat at the back and I at the front, helping Papa to steer the bike.....no helmets!
We had lunch at Nokeo, recommended by Lonely Planet. Food was so so, but the owners were friendly
Afternoon view in front of our riverside hut.
Papa and me walking in the river. Water was clear and cold
The river was a beehive of local activity, men and women showered at different spots
Morning view from our hut......
Born to be wild!!!
We walked past wooden bridges
Swirling waters but mummy's got me!
The river was famous for this local activity called tubing...you sit in a tube and float downriver for 2-3 hrs!
We climbed up the stairs, 140 steps (me and Papa only. Mummy was tired) up this limestone cave and took photos from up there
This is what Vang Vien looks like from the highway
We took a tuk tuk for 30mins from Vientiane back to Thai border
Back at Nong Khai, Thailand, we roamed the streets for more food. Found this really crowded local eatery and had a nice dinner
The next day, we stopped by this place called Ban Chiang, a World Heritage site cos they found people/stiff dating back to Bronze age here. They're famous for pottery
There was an aunty opposite the museum selling really nice CAnto style noodles
On the way back to Bangkok, papa stopped by the road stalls and bought these batlike things.......
We had to stop at my fave place (and I suspect Mummy's as well) Chok Chai farm for ice cream
Finally a souvenir from Laos as a memento.
Copyright TLLau
Stopped overnight half way. Having breakfast at KhonKhaen.
Then arrived at border town NongKhai... staying in this 70-year old teak house.
That's how we got to know about this guest house...
This is a pic of our THB 280 guestroom at Nong Khai, border town to Laos. We had mosquito nets...cool
Uncle Leigh is the owner and he has a cool bar, where we had American breakfast and juice and soya bean drink.
The next day we entered Laos and spent a day at Vientiane
At the Vientiane version of France's "Arc De Triumphe"
a brighter version
We took a tuk tuk there and back. very exhilirating!
Mum wanted to try out something different for breakfast in Vientiane,so we found this colourful place opposite the morning market. very quiet. we were customer number 2
This is me, with Mekong as a backgrd.
You'll never know what you see at Laos! Look who stopped fo petrol!
This is the bus we took. We're travelling inland to Vang Vien, which papa says will be nice. it was a 3 hr ride thru the mountainside.
At last, our 1st view of Vang Vien.....
We got this place right infront of the river...
Papa rented a motorbike...woohoo! Mummy sat at the back and I at the front, helping Papa to steer the bike.....no helmets!
We had lunch at Nokeo, recommended by Lonely Planet. Food was so so, but the owners were friendly
Afternoon view in front of our riverside hut.
Papa and me walking in the river. Water was clear and cold
The river was a beehive of local activity, men and women showered at different spots
Morning view from our hut......
Born to be wild!!!
We walked past wooden bridges
Swirling waters but mummy's got me!
The river was famous for this local activity called tubing...you sit in a tube and float downriver for 2-3 hrs!
We climbed up the stairs, 140 steps (me and Papa only. Mummy was tired) up this limestone cave and took photos from up there
This is what Vang Vien looks like from the highway
We took a tuk tuk for 30mins from Vientiane back to Thai border
Back at Nong Khai, Thailand, we roamed the streets for more food. Found this really crowded local eatery and had a nice dinner
The next day, we stopped by this place called Ban Chiang, a World Heritage site cos they found people/stiff dating back to Bronze age here. They're famous for pottery
There was an aunty opposite the museum selling really nice CAnto style noodles
On the way back to Bangkok, papa stopped by the road stalls and bought these batlike things.......
We had to stop at my fave place (and I suspect Mummy's as well) Chok Chai farm for ice cream
Finally a souvenir from Laos as a memento.
Copyright TLLau
