Hi from the other side of the world!!! So we know that we said that Vang Vieng was our favorite, but we spoke too soon...we hadn't been to Luang Prabang yet. It is SO cute here, we love it!! Lots of french influence....food, architecture, s
tyle...it's just cool. There are tons of cute little restaurants, all the houses, guesthouses and shops have coloured shutters on the outside...very european. We hiked up to the top of this hill today to get a view of the city and mountains (see pic), and both of us said the it looked very German/Austrian, minus the palm trees :) Now, what we SHOULD have done, was left Vang Vieng when it was monsooning for a day and come HERE...BUT hindsight is 20/20, 
and we know that. We were looking into doing a trek, but we didn't have a whole lot of time here, and we wanted to actually see the city and some of the temples they have here. Yesterday we took a trip to the waterfalls that are just outside the city...they are beautiful (see pic)!!!
We even got to swim at the bottom of them....a little cooler water than we're used to :) Today we rented bikes for the day and rode around to check out some of the temples they have in the city, which we MIGHT do again before we leave tomorrow because it's just such a nice way to see the city. We also discovered night markets (see pic) that are SENSATIONAL here :) They sell lots of silk, LOTS of silk, silver, handcrafts, linens, house and home decor...it's just really cool and makes both Lauren and I wish we had a caddie to carry another bag around for us :)
We also threw in a picture of the soup that we found and LOVE...along with some appetizers that they well on street corners for 50 cents..spring rolls...mmmm. Check out the fresh bowl of herbs that you add to your soup! So cute! I think the total cost of that dinner was maybe $3? Together?We leave on an afternoon flight tomorrow for Hanoi, Vietnam. We've heard it's similar to Bangkok, but boy are we ever ready!! After having been to Phnom Penh, we can handle anything. Really. In closing, we would just like to say that Laos is a magical place and we love it. It is a fantastic country to travel through....and we're not coming home :)
Love and misses,
L and L
3 comments:
Hi Gals
I'm SOOOO glad that you had a great experience in Laos. Remember you can always send a parcel home from wherever you are if you want to shop....especially for silk, LINEN and silver!!!!! Sounds like an awesome place you were in. Did you have to speak French?
Love Jan
You must be in Hanoi by now and a lot of travelling since Bangkok.
Vang Vieng and Luang Prabang sound like the highlights so far.
Have you been in contact with school kids or schools or any family life?
Your time watrfall swimming, zip line jumping, eating and shopping along with the trekking,and elephant rides etc. along with all the discomforts of bus rides, boat travel and scary accomodations are making for scenerios towrite a book!!!
Another post card!! You amaze me!!
Love Min
Hi again!! Sorry for the delay on answering some of your questions...we couldn't access our blog from anywhere in vietnam other than Hanoi and Saigon. We didn't have to speak french, although it did help us out a little in vientiane. Min, we didn't get a chance to see any kids at school, other than from a distance, same with families. It would be an awesome thing to experience, I'm sure...
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