We were too optimistic this time and we chosed a4 days trek with different kind of sports and we stayed with local families. But of course we forgot that we are travelling through the monsoon!!!
The first day we did 5 hours by bike stopping in some villages. Yes, the difficulty wasn't the bike but the mud! There were huge puddles everywhere! Yes, you had to see us... very clean....:-)
On the way we visited some temple and a textile factory. We could see as well all the rice fields combined with the pinapple flieds.
In Laos they cultivate two kinds of rice: one is the same as our rice and the other one is called sticky rice. You use it as if it was bread just to go with your meal. Quite funny!
The first night we stopped in Ban Soven; a small village on the other side of the Mekong river. Here live three kind of tribes: Khmu, Laolum and Hmong. It is a very small village where the houses are made of bamboo and wood. Some of them didn't have electricity. People here do rural work. These kind of villages are so different compared to the capital or from Luang Prabang!
The next two days we were trekking along the jungle and walking through overflowded rivers. They were so high due to the rain of the last few days. Rain and mud everywhere!
We spent the last night in Ban Houeyfay, a Khmu village. The curiosity of its people for us made the evening very enjoyable! For dinner we tried the local wine. It is made of fermented sticky rice. Soooooo sweet! sooo good! We slept very well that night!
The last day we went kayaking towards Luang Prabang. At last a sunny day!!!
The river was soo quiet at the beginning but when we went through the rapids the kayak turned 360 degrees! Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Check some pictures of Laos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26501406@N05/?saved=1
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