Laos

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In Laos we visited Vientiane and Luang Prabang. Vientiane is the capital of Laos, but it is a very small capital and it doesn't really feel like a capital. We stayed in a budget hotel and the room was okay, but the staff didn't speak much English and it was a little difficult for us to communicate with them as we don't speak the local language. The most famous sight in Vientiane is the golden stupa called That Luang. It was very beautiful and I enjoyed visiting it. We also visited two of the famous temples in Vientiane. One of them was not that interesting, but the other one was beautiful. In the area around Vientiane there is another sight called the Buddha park and it is full of sculptures. We hired a tuk-tuk driver and asked him to drive us there and wait for us while we walked around in the park. The park is called the Buddha park but it is actually a mixture of Buddhist sculptures and Hindi sculptures. It was very interesting to visit the park. We spent 4 days in Luang Prabang and I really liked the place. I found Luang Prabang more interesting and charming than the capital of Laos.The first day we visited the Phousi hill. It took us a while to climb the hill, but it was worth it and I enjoyed seeing the temple on top of the hill. The next stop was the most famous temple in Luang Prabang called Wat Xieng Thong, and it was very beautiful and interesting. One afternoon we bought a cruise on the Mekong river and I enjoyed that very much. We didn't see many buildings, but the area around the river was beautiful. One day we decided to buy a tour to an elephant camp close to Luang Prabang. Our group consisted of 11 tourists (4 Australians, 4 Americans, a woman from Taiwan and my husband and me.) There were several elephants in the camp and we all got the chance to ride an elephant for one hour. I enjoyed it very much. Have you been Vientiane or Luang Prabang in Laos? Which places did you visit? Did you ever ride an elephant or would you like to?