Vientiane and around it

A few more pictures from the surroundings of Vientiane, mainly trips along the Mekong, upstream and downstream. The really nice thing about the city is that it is so easy to get out of it and see nature and rural life.



Leaving or arriving in Vientiane via the Mekong in the dry season. The Mekong has a huge sandbank in the dry season which is used for playing football or walks, everything left of the sandbank on this picture is Vientiane and on the right side of the river it is Thailand.

It is the season for planting rice again and the rice fields are back in an amzing green colour. It looks beautiful with nice sunshine on it.

Just a couple of kilometers out of town a little village, but this time of the year you can buy sugar cane juice, very nice for breaks.

Road along the Mekong a bit outside of town.

Fishers on the Mekong

A very nice part of the Mekong where we even managed to swim