Huay Xai and some boating

Got to Laos, got my visa, they paid 1/4 of what we paid for the bus trip from Chiang Mai to get into town,  but I guess that is how tourism works.

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This from the rooftop bar of the guesthouse.

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Looking the other way to Thailand.

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Main Street Huay Xai

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The boat the ticket and fellow travellers.

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The bridge from Thailand to Laos, we only went under 2 bridges in the 2 days travel.

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I am now in Luang Prabang waiting for Martin.

Had a good wander around and checked out the monks parade at 5:30 this morning, then went up the hill to the Stupa to see the sunrise.

Saw all sorts of mist but the sun didn’t make an appearance for a while.

Will try to catch up a bit more later.

leaving Chiang Mai

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Blood moon out there last night.

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Out past the frangipani

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Breakfast this morning.

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Someone has to make all the shrines that are about the place I guess.

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Temples.

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This is a model of the old town part of Chiang Mai.

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This was the start of a big market area.

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The Central Festival Mall in Chiang Mai. 5 floors of all sorts of things.

Heading off to Laos tomorrow to take a boat down to Luang Prabang on Wednesday. A 2 day trip off grid on the Mekong.

Dinner with Martin and Lisa in Chang Mai

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The smokes is from dry ice  infused cereal. It was a market selling heaps of really tempting food.

Associated with a big mall, with a metal detector to pass through to get in, I and everyone else set it off but got waved through.

And on the day they stopped alcohol sales for 2 days to mourn the king, I discover they have a selection of tempting looking Weizen Beer.