The pictures below are
thumbnails, meaning they are small copies of the real thing. You just click
them. The weather in
Norway &
Northern Laos..
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Feb 8, Luang Prabang. Silk & pottery. Feb 9, Luang Prabang. National Museum & Temple. Feb 10, Pak Ou Caves & Whiskey Village hiang KhongAny questions ? |
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Our ship Sabaidee that
we will use. Our cabins are 102 and 104. You can watch a short video of the trip on YouTube. |
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First, we had to take a 2,5 hours bus trip to the long boat. Before we left, we got the breakfast served in our room. And the bus trip was OK. Watch the video. |
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Then we entered the long
boat. It was very well equipped. We took many pictures along the 6 hours ride up the Mekong to our cruise ship. Due to low water level, we had to go up the river were it was navigate-able. |
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It
was a low water level, due to dams upstream in China. You clerly see the washed stones along the river. |
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And sandbanks. Thailand to the left and Laos to the righ to the river. |
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ViAnh and Martin sharing a moment.
Watch the video. The ship crew.
Hans, 82 from Germany and Martin having a chat. |
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Riverbanks went on and on. And on and on. |
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Khanh, our tour guide
helped with the lunch around noon. They had their own salat chef as well. |
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Some new bridges across
the river, built by the Chinese. A barge was anchored up. |
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Some rocky formations. The Buddha marking the border between Thailand and Laos. |
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This cross river is the border between
Thailand to the left and Laos to the right. From now on, Mekong is totally
inside Laos. Sunset at 1815 in the evening. |
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On day Feb 5th, it was time to
Pha Laeb, a small village.
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