was not planned but I had to, I know that curiosity is a woman but ....
was passing and I thought why not see this ghostly Vang Vieng?
Fatton Here I am in the center of Southeast Asia, "must" and not a kid looking for excitement, strong ... "Enlightenment".
The town itself has nothing but two roads, the Nam Song River and some caves.
The streets are made up of restaurants, cafes, shops and travel agencies, nothing more, ah yes, a Buddhist temple where nobody knows his name.
Walking down the street I immediately realized the strangeness of the restaurants, almost all have comfortable tables and chairs, but increases in wood with cushions, coffee table style nippo and TV, the latter shall provide for 80% of the TV series Friends and cartoon Family Guy, at least three years from dawn to dusk, without interruption, others share out DVDs and football matches, point!
The "menu" is quite Western, if not happy for the insert menu.
Happy shake with opium or herbs "aromatic" or mushrooms .... happy pizza, bag here bag them, infusions ... well not thinking of heaven.
said it may seem a bad place but it is not, in fact, first of all set in a place that is not to say I think he is amazing even the most beautiful caves in the country that there are (I a view but at times I stayed there because of driving in the dark kid who was running like crazy from the pits, one was enough) with guest house beautiful, wooden bungalows on either side of the river in the green silence with a hammock and peaks between dream and ridiculous figures; paradise for lovers of rafting and climbing.
Second, because the peace has spread everywhere, everything is slow and relaxed, sure maybe you meet someone that speaks for itself, another that collapses while talking with a friend, another who walks all day for the same away, but nothing dangerous or frightening, at least if taken in correct doses, ah, except tubing, precisely.
The tubing, this word is in place shortly.
You go to one of the agencies around, you see, you pay and off you go, you at any time, for a few dollars come equipped with an inner tube of a truck, which was launched in a tuc tuc with other people and left a few km from the village on the river, waiting for music to cannon free lao lao (rice whiskey craft), a sign that says please, buy Some do drink before jumping, thank s, and possessed a lot of people ... we're off!
One launches in the putrid waters of the river "sprawled" comfortable on the slow air chamber that you drag from the weak current, even 4 meters bar and the first launch pad throws you a rope to the dock, there are tables, people, drinks, a pool to fight in the mud, music and the trampoline.
A jump of about 10 meters with a man holding a rope with a harness at the end, grab the trapeze, you throw, wobble, and if you say well you dive into the deepest point , crazy ... but I had to do J .
And so for the remaining lenses km address on your tire from dozens and dozens of bars and restaurants that you take a bottle (plastic rope attached) to stop you from them, are everywhere, with their music, their menu happy and their harnesses / slides murderers, murderers say because I have seen many people return in the afternoon with legs or arms when the bleeding was going well, ok the buzz but do it on a river with a height that varies with each cm and sharp rocks everywhere is in a bit dangerous J .
After all tubing in the shower then you find yourself in a restaurant or bar, always with cushions and hammocks (only a blast for that) to begin the evening with food, beer, buckets of whiskey and coke, music and other happy meal ... the characters do not count, wonderful, from all over the world and of all ages, there are guys who work for free in the bars nightlife (which closes at midnight maximum) or in clubs along the shore of bamboo (which can be reached through bamboo bridges dangerous enough as it was ...), that is not exactly free, are rewarded with food and drinks, a few other lucky J .
If I came here 10 years ago I might have done groped by trying some delicious but I'm too old for this things ...
In my Tele Tubing I met many people, really the most absurd, but also interesting people like Francis and his company, Florentine architect voluntarily exiled in that of Hong Kong to learn the language and work, as in our beautiful country ... but with great determination he is determined to return and do what has devoted years of effort and sacrifice, polished.
Describe the "appearance" of individuals can not be crossed, but I can say that despite the absurdity of the place I found it enjoyable and peaceful ... J .
But after (only) 4 days are allocated, the target "against", the Plain of Jars.
Phonsovan Arrive in town, once called Xian-huang, a town wiped out by American bombing, the region is the most bombed in the world so that the new town was partially rebuilt with the remains of bombs and war materials recycled, every hotel, house, bar, restaurant or agency, has an unthinkable amount of bombs, missiles, bullets, mines and anything else as an ornament or piece of real settlement urban.
The town is pretty bleak, but strangely invaded by Westerners, mostly Americans, and several helicopters that fly daily in the skies ... oh, well.
is the seat of May, an organization that deals with the removal of mines and unexploded bombs and 'UXO , United Nations Foundation to help busy for the same purpose ...
From Here you can visit the mysterious jars in the valley.
No one knows exactly where they come from, what they are and who created them.
is said to have about two thousand years but there are many mysteries in this regard, as for sites, I've visited it three canonical ones, but they assured me that there are a hundred in the province and within a few should be open.
respect local beliefs about the jars of amphorae for giants but obviously it's beliefs, what is not is the imagery of the region, there are still plenty of bombs unexploded venture alone in this area is not absolutely sure, they know something the unfortunates who often find themselves in hospitals, especially children in rural areas.
still happen to come across unexploded bombs, some of them playing or working in the valley are paying the heavy price, price due to the usual human stupidity, centennial, millennial innocence in his hands ... are pieces of metal, toys, for some source of income for recycling, but in the end turn out for what they are, after thirty years of firearms homicides, and many, many, are the people who still are killed or mutilated by the usual wicked way of life called "man."
And yet they call them accidents!
Andrea, Phonsavan
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