Sitting in the hotel manager's office...no internet in the hotel rooms...have to make it short and can't upload many pics today.We drove 300 miles on twisty high mountain roads through Laos, from Vientiane to Luang Prabang.
Many villages along the road in the mountains. People living in the most basic conditions we have seen so far. No running water, naked children on the side of the road, very basic farming or craft work like basket weaving. It was a hard day...not the best atmosphere in the car...but the scenery of the Laotian mountains was great.
Luang Prabang is interesting. A lot of backpackers and European people here. As we drove in, we saw some cute French looking cafes that we will surely visit tomorrow. The Mekong river flows right next to our hotel. It is a beautiful, history-laden and very wide river that we will explore tomorrow. The sun is setting over it as a big orange ball as I am writing this.
"65% of the world's population gets its drinking water from the Himalayans."
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