A ride to the temple with no brakes
People i met here, who contributed to and improved my trip: Juliana (Russia)
We arrived into Champasak after a 5 hour trip from Don Det involving a canoe ride, Sawngthaew trip, Ferry crossing and finally a short distance on a tuk tuk. We were feeling pretty exhausted, but we were also keen to get out and see the nearby Wat Phou Champasak. We therfore hired some bikes and began peddaling along the scenic 7km stretch of road. It soon became apparent that neither of our bikes had brakes that worked, which made the journey interesting to say the least!
We arrived in the late afternoon and walked between two ponds that led up to the ruins. They were very similar to previous Angkor ruins, which was not really what we had been expecting. We climbed the mountain to the top temples, which also offered wonderful views across the countryside and ruins below.
The following day Julia was feeling very sick, a result of a dodgy spring roll from the day before (we think) so we didn't catch our intended bus to Pakse. After some lunch and a walk through the pretty main street - and basically only street - of the former Kingdom of Laos capital, we decided that we would try and make it to Pakse afterall. A tuk tuk journey, short ferry crossing and mini van ride later and we had arrived.
