Argh, twelve plus two hours in a bus again! Unfortunately we didn't have more time for Luang Prabang and we had to take a bus back to Vientiane and Nong Khai. The first bus trip was so horrible that we decided to search for a flight back to Bangkok. Of course the prices were too high (100 euros per person) so we ended up sitting in a bus once again.
Luang Prabang was a nice small town in the middle of nowhere and accommodation was cheap. We had the best room so far for only six euros a night. We spent the first day by walking around and buying souvenirs and on the second day we went to ride an elephant and to check the waterfalls nearby. Elephant riding was relaxing but too short but the waterfalls really got us by surprise. For once the pictures we saw beforehand were nothing compared to reality and swimming in the coldish stream was a dream come true after a sweaty day on the elephant. Too bad we only had two hours there before we had to come back to catch the bus.
The sceneries around Luang Prabang were absolutely spectacular but I didn't get any good pictures because of the driving on curvy roads. Maybe one day we'll go back there to take those pictures!
We just crossed the border from Laos to Thailand and are waiting for our train to the ancient old capital of Siam, Ayutthaya. That will be our last stop before Bangkok. On 3rd of September we'll fly back to Kiev and I'll continue to Helsinki via Riga.
P.S. There are some more pictures now: Asia 2010 pictures
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