Our Hotel
26 июля 2024 г., Лаос ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
We have settled in our hotel. Very nice with a pool, gym, coffee shop and rooftop bar overlooking the city and the Mekong River, with Thailand on the other side.
Motorparagliding 2
27 июля 2024 г., Лаос ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
A couple more videos of this memorable experience on the 22/7. 😳
Mekong at night
28 июля 2024 г., Лаос ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
We head out late afternoon and walk along the banks of the Mekong River, watching Thailand on the other side. Lots of street food along the river. Hard to choose which one and what meal. Ended ofЧитать далее
Rain
29 июля 2024 г., Лаос ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
We’ve been pretty lucky this part of the trip with rain. As we wind down and the wet season sets in, we have to make do. Lunch at the hotel and takeaway at the bar next door. PS. $2.75 total for 4Читать далее
Parkson Centre
30 июля 2024 г., Лаос ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
We took a Loca to a big shopping mall. Pretty big but top floors are empty. Just had a coffee, then strolled around.
Last week in Laos
1 августа 2024 г., Лаос ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
We move hotels for our final week of our SE Asia tour. New hotel is closer to the town centre and a few more sites. Wish we could take the Vespa with us. ☹️
Around
2 августа 2024 г., Лаос ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Some places relatively close by.
Sunday
3 августа 2024 г., Лаос ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Lots more people about, particularly the Instagramers at our local coffee shop.
Evening stroll
4 августа 2024 г., Лаос ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Our evening stroll found us at a small park close to us.
Free drinks
5 августа 2024 г., Лаос ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Cashing in our free drinks points earned by using the Loca cabs. 🙂
Patuxay Monument
6 августа 2024 г., Лаос ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
After the French withdrew from Laos they gave the new government money to spend for some kind of restitution. Instead they decided to build this monument. We headed out at dawn to catch the morningЧитать далее
Last day in SE Asia
8 августа 2024 г., Лаос ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Well. Last day of our 7 month SE Asia journey. Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Laos. We went to see Patuxay at night, then splurged on an excellent Pizza. 🍕. For me , Malaysia had theЧитать далее
Big Problem
9 августа 2024 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
All ready to leave. Car to airport, 4pm, enough time to check in. Then it hit the fan. We forgot that baggage collection is after immigration, and that we didn’t have a Visa. Ok. No problem. We canЧитать далее
Germany
10 августа 2024 г., Германия ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
After a very tiring 30 hours on the go, we have arrived. Laos to Saigon to Beijing and finally Frankfurt. Thankfully nice hotel right on the main station. Quick bratwurst and a beer, then collapse. 🙂.
Frankfurt to Cologne
11 августа 2024 г., Германия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We took the “Ice” fast train to Cologne. A little over 2hours and 124 Euros. 😯. “We’re not in Kansas anymore”. Some beautiful scenery following the Rhein with vineyards, castles andЧитать далее
Dellbrück
12 августа 2024 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
We got up early this morning and walked through the forest. Really nice suburb and apartment we are staying in thanks to our cousin Mila.❤️
Köln
14 августа 2024 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Today we meet up with Michaela, a voyager from the Heygo days. A dedicated 1st FC Köln football fan who graciously took time off to show us around the Dom cathedral and Alstadt (old city). Even herЧитать далее
Düsseldorf
15 августа 2024 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Today we head downstream to Düsseldorf. It’s only about 45 minutes from Cologne and an interesting city on the Rhein. Had coffee in the grand old building that is now a Kaufhof, then down to theЧитать далее
Shopping
16 августа 2024 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
A spot of shopping today in the city. Mila pointed out the best clothing shops, most items for purchase by weight. (Note the Popeye TShirt). 😁. Caught up with family later over, of course, beers.🙂.
Bergisch Gladbach
17 августа 2024 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
A nice town close to us on the outskirts of Cologne. Some great produce and food (curry wurst) at the local market.
The Rhein
18 августа 2024 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Today we strolled along the Rhein across from the Dom. Lovely gardens with a great many geese relaxing on the grass. We then took the Seilbahn across the river, and continued our journey by tram toЧитать далее
1974
19 августа 2024 г., Германия ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Visited the neighbourhood where I stayed with my aunt and uncle for 4 months in 1974. Not much has changed, other than the building is now orange. Then over to Ebertzplatz for coffee and cake. 50Читать далее
Knotenpunktsystem
20 августа 2024 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Just a 200 meters up the road is a wayfinding system. The Knotenpunksystem. It spans the Netherlands, Belgium, parts of France and Germany. Over 3000 km of paths and cycle ways. A peaceful forest.
Out and about
21 августа 2024 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We just wandered around taking in the sites, dropping in to coffee shops and pubs, and enjoying the fantastic sunny days. Most notable was the raw mince with onion and bread. A Köln specialty. AndЧитать далее
Morocco
25 августа 2024 г., Марокко ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C
A midnight flight from Köln/Bonn airport to Fès in Morocco. Only about 20 people on the flight which allowed us to stretch out. Got to our Riad in the centre of the Medina at 4am. Breakfast at 10am,Читать далее