Luang Prabang, Laos
From Chiang Mai we took an express bus north-east to Chiang Rai where we stayed the night. This was a very small and quiet place and offered little in the way of entertain but that was fine with us as we only used it as a stop off point. The highlight was a giant clocktower that, on the stroke of 9pm, started singing and changing colour. First vibrant yellow, then green, red and blue, whilst an object rose from its centre and opened up before lowering to its orig...
