Day 4 (day 26 of the traveling) of the southern swing - Couldn't wake up too early in the morning as was feeling a bit hang over from last nite. Went to the same place for breakfast. We saw the menu got quite a variety of breakfast selections. I couldn't stop thinking what to fill up my belly. I have ordered an american breakfast n ben ordered his scramble eggs n baguette, of course our favorite lao coffee. I was so looking forward to some western touch. Ended up here came 2 identical breakfast, fried eggs cooked both sides and baguette. Emm... where were my beacon and sausages gone?
Was thinking to have lunch at Pakxong, however, the town wasn't too appealing and it was freezing cold up in the plateau. We decided to head towards the waterfalls. The first waterfall of today we went was Tad Niang. It was quite a pleasant ride as much as i enjoyed sitting at the back, I was happily adoring the views passed along us. We still at the plateau, we drove pass some coffee fields and more rice fields. After an hour drive, here we arrived Tad Niang. Thank God it wasn't difficult to find as I was a bit paranoid that we might have to experience that waterfall hunt like the last one. It was more touristy than I expected considering we saw less than 10 tourists in the past few days. There was a nice little garden along the river and for another 10 mins walk, there was the waterfall.
Around another 45 mins drive we arrived Tad Fan. It is another twin waterfall but seems bigger and further. It was like a valley and we could only see it from the opposite side of the waterfalls from a resort. Ben said he once been to the top of tad fan by trekking for 2 days in the jungle reaching the other side of the valley.
We had lunch at this fancy hotel although they made the worst pineapple shake. The grilled fish, curry chicken and the sticky rice however, was amazingly good. Nothing better than some hot delicious food after a freezing motor ride at the plateau.
The sun was hidden behind the cloud and it was raining heavily for a little while. I was cold. I could feel Ben, also now became the wind shield, was shaking. We were freezing in Lao today.
That's the end of our 4 days southern swing. When we arrived Pakse, it was evening. We got lost a bit in Pakse as it was "so different" from what we left here 4 days ago in the morning. I missed these 4 days. I had real good time looking at the rural side of Lao, close look at the waterfalls, being a bit adventurous and spent some good quiet time. Now, here we were, ready for our journey to Si Pha Don :)
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