Nelly and Kelly See the World: Laos

We spent another fantastic 3.5 days in a charming town in Laos called Luang Prabang. What a change of pace from Vietnam! You mean we can actually walk in the street without getting run over by a moped?!!!

Our first full day there we spent walking around the town. It is a very quaint place full of cafes and temples and it is not uncommon to see a group of monks walking down the street. We started off by visiting a couple of different wats.

In the afternoon we visited The Royal Palace which is now a museum.

A temple on the grounds of the palace.

Followed by a walk up the hill littered with more temples.

Next we hit up the night market! Its hard to believe this street was practically empty just hours before.

The next morning we visited Elephant Village where we got to spend the day riding, feeding and bathing them. First we got a lesson on how to ride, commands to give, etc and had a practice round.

Then we went on a 45 minute ride where we sat in a chair on top.

Next we fed our new friends...

And rode them down to the river to bathe them...My girl must have missed the memo on who was supposed to be getting the bath.

From there they took us in a boat to some falls where we got to swim for the afternoon.
On the way there...

It was an amazing day!
The next morning we were picked up for a full day of guided trekking. We started off with walking through two small villages.

And then through some amazing scenery. But man was it humid!

We walked along a hunters' trail for the day which meant that it was pretty empty. Most of the time we were the only people on the path.

The trip ended at a very popular waterfall, full of locals and tourists. Our trek ended at the top of the fall, and boy were we happy because after 6 hours of hiking the last thing we wanted to do was climb to the top!