13. 6. 08

LUANG PRABANG - CENTRALNI LAOS

Ze na Tajskem sem srecala dve Nemki, Evo in Aleks, in Americana Skee, s katerimi sem prezivela prvi teden Laosa. Po preckanju meje smo se vkrcali v barko, ki nas je popeljala po reki Mekong do zelo turisticnega mesta Luang Phrabang.
Just a few days before leaving Thailand I have met 2 German girls: Eva & Alex and American guy Skee. I have spent 10 wonderful days with them. After crosing the river to Laos we took a slow boat to the city Luang Prabang (center of Laos).









Ker je potovanje trajalo 2 dni, je bil vmesni postanek/nocitev v izjemno majhni vasici, kjer smo nasli sobo s pogledom na reko Mekong.
Because the trip as 2 days... so we stopped in mini village to stay over night. We found a room wiht a view over the Mekong river.









Ob 22.30 v vasi ostanejo brez elektrike, nismo se pustili pregnati v postelje in smo pozno v noc vztrajali ob zvezdah in svecah. Lastniki so nam pripravili nekaj domacih tradicionalnih jedi in ponudili tradicionalno pijaco - domace rizevo zganje - Lao Lao (pijaca znacilna za Laos). Jst recem SNOPC = SNOPC, pa ne glede na to kje ga pijes in iz cesa je. Vem, da se pivci snopca ne boste strinjali z mano... sam tok jst recem, vi pa ga kr pijte.
Nekateri so zakinkali in dejansko prespali kar na verandi.... drugi smo preganjali cas ob fotkanju s svecami.
The village has the electricity only between 18.00 and 22.30 in the night. But of course that did not bother us and the evening continued in the night with candels and night stars. The owners prepared us some traditional food and offered traditional drink - home made rice spirit - called Lao Lao. I say SNAPS = SNAPS - no matter where you drink it and of what is made. I know that most 'snaps lovers' disagree with me.... but that is what I think. Some of them fel asleep on the porch... the others spent time with taking photoes by the candels.










Po dveh dneh prispeli v Luang Phrabang. Mesto očara marsikaterega popotnika in turista, ponuja kar nekaj znamenitosti, predvsem pa je zanimiva arhitektura - majhne hiske v francoskem stilu... Ogledali smo si templja Wat Xieng Thong in Wat Wisunlat, slednji ponuja enkraten razgled nad mestom.
After 2 days we finally arrived in Luang Prabang. The city impresses every traveller and turist... Night market, architecture of the old citiy is interesting - small houses in french style.... there are some sights to see: the tempel Wat Xien Thong and Wat Wisunlat, the last one offers nice view over the city.












Seveda smo morali raziskati nocno zivljenje Laosa in po obisku nocnega kluba ugotovili, da so Laosani pravi zaspanci. Zurka se zakljucuje ze ob polnoci, ko smo mi sele zares zaceli zurat. Odvecno energijo smo porabili za fotkanje v mini taxiju t.i. TUK-TUK (bolje receno motorincku s kolibo zadaj).
Of course we needed to explore the night life in Laos.... after visiting the night club we found out that Lao pepole are 'asleep'. The party is ending at midnight, when we just started to party... The rest of the energy was spent for photo shooting in mini taxi - named TUK-TUK (better to say motorbike with hovel at the back).








Po 'naporni' noci smo se 'sestavljali' na čudovitih slapovih Kuang Si. Se bolj zanimivo je bilo pred odhodom nabiranje folka po mestu... namrec sofer 'tuk-tuk-a' ni hotel odriniti, dokler ni napolnil kolibice. Torej, da bi cimprej odrinili smo mu pomagali in se ob voznji po mestu drli: 'Tuk-tuk waterfalls, tuk-tuk waterfalls' in v manj kot 5 min nas je bila skupinica 12-ih ljudi pripravljeni na osvezitve!!! Na vrhu slapov je modrozelena laguna v kateri smo se ohladili, saj je vlažnost v zraku tukaj zelo visoka. Tudi Budisticni Monki so se prisli osvezit.... in presenetljivo.... niso se upirali pogovorom in fotkanju z nami. Prave face.
After 'hard' night we went to refresh ourselves in wonderfull Waterfalls Kuang SI. But before leaving, was interesting collecting people in the city... The 'tuk-tuk' driver didn't want to leave until he would fill his little hovel. So to leave as soon as possible we helped him and while driving through the city we screamed: 'Tuk-tuk waterfalls, tuk-tuk waterfalls'. In less than 5 min we were 12 pepole on tuk-tuk ready to go on waterfalls. At the toop there is blue-green lagoon where we take a refreshing bath. Also Budist Monks came for refreshement.... and surprising they did not mind talking and taking photoes with us.

3 x preckanje meje in reke Mekong

Zelo zgodaj smo spakirali in se odpravili proti reki Mekong za preckanje meje.
No moje preckanje meje se je valda mal ZAKOMPLICIRALO... - SAM DA MI KEJ POLEPSA DAN, PA SM SRECNA!!!! :D...









Za vstop v Laos moras pridobit zig Tajske carine. Pri meni se je carinik malo zgubljal, ker je moral locevati zlepljene papirje.... Valda sem se mu na veliko opravicevala in mu objasnila, da je to posledica Songkran festivala-vodnega festivala. Dobim potni list, se vkrcamo v barcico in preckam mejo. Pridobim viso za Laos (to je blo se najbl easy) in se postavim v vrsto za zig za vstop v Laos. Valda.... spet se carinik ubada z zlepljenimi listi in me vprasa, ce imam mogoce se en potni list.... Ne me jugat. 'Sorry nimam, zakaj?' On meni, da ne najde Tajskega ziga... Valda uni Tajski stor mi je pozabu dat zig. In brez Tajskega ziga ne mores vstopit v Laos. Spet moram placat barcico v obe smeri in spet me cajt base (ladja, ki nas je popeljala proti centru Laosa je odplula v roku slabe ure). No sej v 'Loneliju' je pisalo, da preverimo, ce smo dobili zig pred vstopom v Laos...... 'sam ne... meni se to ne more zgodit'. Spet preckam reko, letim na Tajsko carino... uni me cudno gleda in res ugotovi, da je pozabu dat zig. Ti Tajci, vidjo belko s cucami, pa so ze zmedeni (hm, hm, hm... tajke skor da nimajo cuc) :D
In valda Tanja ne more bit tiho... dobim zig in potni list in preden grem, mu u stosu prjavim: 'Si mi dolzn pivo, ker sm mogla 2x placat barcico?!?' Preden preckam reko, se letim na WC. Vsi popotniki so ze na drugi strani. Jaz iz WC-ja in vidi ti tega Tajskega carinika - prileti za mano in mi turi 20 Bahtov v roke... in pravi: 'Tu imas za barcico' Ne mors verjet... sm se sam hecala, da mi je dolzn pivo (vsi se lahko kdaj zmotmo)... no pa sm mela placane pol poti.