On Thursday, we rent a scooter for 7 euros a day, and we were accompanied by Lin and Helene for a walk in the Bolovens plateau, known for its pleasant climate, waterfalls, villages, coffee plantations .. . We set off a little early, and around 12:30 we stopped at Wat Phu, a pre Angkorian temple, a gem of Laos. We prefered to come and visited later in the evening because of the heat of midday. .On Friday, we headed for Paksong past Pakse to withdraw some money for the next section of our tour in Laos. We arrive in Paksong after 50 minutes, put our bags in a guest house where we would spend the next night, before visting some coffee platations. We then bathed in a beautiful waterfall, the most beautiful perhaps. Just before returning, we are witnessing a game of Kataw. It is a mixture between volleyball and football, it is played with a small rattan ball braid about 12 cm in diameter.
Saturday, Delph and I continue our journey by bike , and stay in Tadlo for a night , a little further north. We feel the cool nights, and wind, especially after a long day of cycling . The plateau must be 1200 m high. During our 2 day passing Tadlo, we had chance to view beautiful waterfalls, villages, and local people (especially children). This biking tour brought us great days, great memories, beautiful photos ... until the bike has had difficulty moving forward, so we had to pay 30 euros for the repaire(our budget for 1 day)
Sunday , we cycled through Pakse (100km), and in the late afternoon we stopped by a final cascade. A short walk around the river, we came to a village that seemed genuine and unsubject to tourism. Apparently, there are several tribes around it. We spend the night there in a lodge of local tribe. Then the next day, we left for Vientiane, the capital of Laos. We had a great night bus with comfortable bed.
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