Slow and easy in Baling

Baling a laidback town in Kedah where you can take it slow and easy,
an agriculture area with paddy fields,rubber and palm oil plantation.
There are a few nice attraction in town, like the Lata Bayu Falls ,Lata Bukit Hijau,
the Ulu Legong Hot Springs,the majestic limestone outcrop of Gunung Baling
and the school where the famous Baling Talks took place
between Chin Peng, David Marshall, Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tan Cheng Lock
in an attempt to end the Malayan Emergency in 1956.





The beautiful clock tower of Baling,build to commemorate the independence of  Malaya from the British in 1957.









a shade over the main street





How nice if we can have that up the hill.



an old building still in use



old can be nice if it is well taken cared



a mosque,



a Siamese Temple




a Chinese Temple and a Hindu temple which i missed



the limestone outcrop of Gunung Baling taken on my way to Lata Bayu Falls



Tranquil scenery of the paddy field here

Scenic Vang Vieng

Vang Vieng,a small riverside scenic town dotted by limestone outcrop,
a nice stopover on the way back from Luang Prabang to Vientiane
for photography bluff and adventure seekers with activities
like kayaking,tube and balloon ride
or simply trekking to the limestone hills and caves.

 

boat crossing the Nam Song river.
Lens, Nikon 18~35mm f/3.5-4.5D,
focal length 18mm,exposure 1/25,f /20,
white balance auto,spot metering,Aperture priority.