Laos

We literally drove through whole Laos and made some stops on our way down to Cambodia. On the border to enter Laos, we had to deal again with corrupt officers who tried to charge more than they should. We argued a little (refused the fee-based temperature check) and entered the country safely.

The first two nights we spent in the UNESCO World Heritage Town of Luang Prabang, the ancient royal capital of the Kingdom of Laos.
From there we continued to the current capital Vientiane, where we took a night bus to Pakse.
Pakse is famous for its good coffee on the Bolaven Plateau.
We discovered the countryside by motorbike and tasted various cups of coffee on different farms. To get a foretaste on Angkor Wat, we visited Vat Phou, the ruins of a Khmer Hindu temple complex on the Lingaparvata Mountain in Champasak before continuing to Siem Reap.

One of the many temples and monuments in Luang Prabang.

The Haw Pha Bang Buddhist temple next to the Royal Palace/national museum.

  

On our luxury double bed in the night bus from Vientiane to Pakse. Even though it was quite comfortable, we still couldn't sleep during the ride.

A place of calmness and dignity....

 

...next to a thunderous waterfall.

The bridge to the other side...

Driving with the bike over water :)

We were not the only ones using the ferry.

The view on the 'baray' of Vat Phou.