Our first stop in Laos is the old town city of Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang 
is thick in French colonial influence with most of the buildings having light colored exteriors with rich wooden shutters and dark hardwood floors and ceilings – in fact every surface in our guesthouse bedroom is a dark wood. We were told we may end up staying in this city longer than we planned because of its beauty and romantic appeal. That all may be true, but the first thing we want to do after being stagnant on the Slow Boat for so long is something active. So on to the bikes!
is thick in French colonial influence with most of the buildings having light colored exteriors with rich wooden shutters and dark hardwood floors and ceilings – in fact every surface in our guesthouse bedroom is a dark wood. We were told we may end up staying in this city longer than we planned because of its beauty and romantic appeal. That all may be true, but the first thing we want to do after being stagnant on the Slow Boat for so long is something active. So on to the bikes!We rented two mountain bikes (and helmets) and set out on a ride out to the Kuang Si 
Waterfalls, which are about 30k from town. The countryside actually looked a lot like rural PA and the hills felt a lot like Rushtown. The terrain caused us to resort to walking the bikes a couple times, but the trip through the mountains and little villages was worth it. And the waterfalls definitely rewarded us for the effort. There were about four tiers of falls and a couple of the tiers had swimming areas with a rope swing and some jumps. Water color was an opaque turquoise blue and the temperature was chilly but welcome after the ride. The scenery, the water and the tasty baguette sandwiches they have in Laos made us forget for a little while that other thing we had left to do – the ride home.
Waterfalls, which are about 30k from town. The countryside actually looked a lot like rural PA and the hills felt a lot like Rushtown. The terrain caused us to resort to walking the bikes a couple times, but the trip through the mountains and little villages was worth it. And the waterfalls definitely rewarded us for the effort. There were about four tiers of falls and a couple of the tiers had swimming areas with a rope swing and some jumps. Water color was an opaque turquoise blue and the temperature was chilly but welcome after the ride. The scenery, the water and the tasty baguette sandwiches they have in Laos made us forget for a little while that other thing we had left to do – the ride home.
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ohhhh! the waterfall look beautious!!
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