We were amazed at how laid back Laos is, especially compared to Vietnam. The people at the markets and on the street don't harass you or even say anything when you walk near their stores. It is a huge relief, and almost makes you uneasy after being used to being yelled at every step; "Buy something here" or "You buy from me Lady", have become normality for us. They have a really nice night market in Luang Prabang, which sells clothes, souvenirs, and food. We walked through the market and found a food stall in the back that had a "buffet" of vegetarian dishes, which you could get one plate of for 10 Kip ($1 = 8.5 Kip). So we had that as our dinner, with a Lao Beer each! The Lao beer is very good for those who have never had one, it is also very cheap, about 10 kip for a large bottle, 1 litre. The third day we did about the same thing since I had a cold that I was trying to kick. Who would've thought you would get sick from being in a bus with 35 people coughing all over you!
We saw some more Wats, booked our bus for the next day(hopefully this one is better), and of course updated our blog.....which you should all know, is not easy or quick. High speed Internet is a very relative term here, and these things take forever. Some of you have probably noticed we have been posting several at once, and this is the reason. You have to set aside a morning or afternoon to do these, or else you can never get them uploaded. Anyway after a couple of relaxing days in the city we are heading out to Vang Vieng, where there is supposed to be a kind of party town where you can rent tubes to float down the river.
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