The Kong Lor story

08.06.2014
I'm in a bus to Kratie from Stung Tren. That the public bus is the same price like a tourist van and the fact that I got a different bus, tells me about the way tourists get treated here. As we crossed the boarder from Lao to Cambodia yesterday we already had trouble with the agency, cause they lied about the journey. So for a 2 hour drive it took us from 9 am till 2 pm. As I arrived in Strung Tren I got some Dollars to be able to buy some things. The change you get back is given in Riel. In the town was a big market with a lot new food. For dinner I got an Cambodian Papayasalad at the Mekong riverside to watch the sunset. But with the monsoon time all I could see was some light between clouds and lightning. The first night in a room alone without my boys was weird again. But I was so tired that I just felt a sleep. After seeing the farmers life in Lao, the history of Cambodia's Red Khmer regime is fascinating me and I found a German book in my hostel 'Der weite Weg der Hoffnung' (First they killed my father) which I can't stop to read.
But of course you want to know what happened in between and especially the cave story... Well I know that you want to know. So here is how another plan of us just worked out perfectly:

A new plan in Phonsavan

06.06.2014

So we arrived on the 31th in Phonsavan, a triste and quite boring city. We found a nice bungalow for us 3 form a nice and as we found out later that night wasted Lao dude. I told Lüder some days ago about my plan to get a scooter and drive into the mountain range to Xam Neua to watch some bomb caves in Vieng Xai from the Vietnam war. He and Lucas liked the idea so we planned that the 243 km should be possible at one day with 30 km/h on a scooter. We could make a small BBQ at the hostel and made the final plan. Good Germans as we are we fulfilled the plan the next morning. We rented two scooters, bought some lunch and left with cloth for 3 days. First we watched the around 7 km far away Plain of Jars side 1 & 2.

French baguette and Beerlao

03.06.2014

I crossed the boarder at the friendship bridge. Easy and fast I could get my Visa on arrival. As the bus arrived in Vientiane I searched for a place to stay and quickly found one, as there where many on the main street. As usual I wanted to see the town by walking, but as I started I saw some chilled bicycles for rent. As the town had many one ways the traffic was not as crazy as usual. Happy I rode my bike to the presidential Palace, the Wat Ong Teu, the Wat Hai Sok and Wat Mixai. After I went to the beautiful Patuxai.

 

In the evening I went to a Lao Massage and the nice night market at the Mekong river side. The perfect day ended for me with a Beerlao. Next morning I went for a run at the Mekong and drove with my bike to the bus station. There I took a bus to the Buddha Park (Xiang Khouang), where a monk 1969 started to build different Buddha statues.

On the way to Lao

26.05.2014

As I arrived in Bangkok I could wash all the dirt of India out oft my cloth and have a long shower at Maurice's. I wanted to leave Bangkok in the same night, but I was just too done. So on Saturday morning I finally went to the weekend market, which might be the best thing in Bangkok.

As I couldn't carry more I let some of the things at Mauric`s and went to the northern bus terminal to take a night bus to Khon Kaen. For those interested: I couldn't feel a lot of the situation in Bangkok. Only things I recognized: You shouldn't be outside your house after 10pm suggested by the military. There is a lot of military everywhere. And in the TV there is just one picture on every channel.

 

I arrived in Khon Kaen around 3:30 am on the 25th and tried to sleep at the bus station. Around 6 am I left to see the town. Almost everything was closed and I had an embarrassing and annoying moment with an old Thai guy, so I left with the bus at 8 am to Vientiane.

Top 3 injuries so far...

I really don´t know why, but since I entered Thailand I got the "funniest" injuries so far in my life. Just to give you a little overview:
Place 3:
The broken toe

I just hid it against a chair... After a Thai massage it stopped hurting :D But it is still broke I can tell by touching.

Place 2:
Smashed finger nail

I wanted to close a wooden door, but not totally. The door wanted... Result after 5 weeks.

Place 3:
The Indian alien
Stadium one:

Stadium two: