Friday, May 28, 2010

18/05/2010 Going to Burma and Laos

3rd day of our trip. Now we are in the very very very north of Thailand. Mirmar (Burma) and Laos are just 5 minuts away.... so lets cross the boarder!

But first, we went to a cave temple with a lot of monkeys and only 1000 stairs... but... we are trained... Est-ce quelqu'un fatigue? no- ...
It is amazing, very beautiful. And we are the only people there.


In Burma, things are different. Thanks to my big amount of new dollar notes, we saved a lot money by crossing the boarder. The whole procedure with picture, and passportstamp and so and so took only 5 minuts and than.... are we in the biggest fake shopping market I have ever seen. Everything is available... and everything is faked. Even the Koala-Cookies are faked.

We walked around and have had a look on everything... A friend of us got really offended, when they offert him Saddam Hussein Poker cards.
To understand,it needs a bit background information. Almost all of our group are magrebians. People, living in France, but with an immigration background from Algeria, Morokko, Arabia, Egypt, muslime countries. And a big part of our group is really practising their faith. Since we left Moscow, I have not missed one of the 5 prays a day. in the middle of the jungle, in the airplane, in the car, everywhere. I adore this disciplin and have high respect therefore. But I absolut understand them to be offended, when someone offers Saddam Assessoires to them.
After this shock, we went for lunch and entered Laos by boat. It was not real real Laos, it is a island, where we do not require the expansive visa. A island full of souveniers and tourists. We discovered lot of strange drinks and enjoyed our speed boat trip. All in all: a great day!
Direct after the Trek we took a private Bus and went to Chang Mei, where we want to split up our tour in central Thailand and Phuket for the island guys.

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