Luang Prabang is AWESOME

I'm sitting in a small internet cafe in the lovely city of Luang Prabang in Laos!! We rented bikes--not cool fast motorbikes, push bikes-- ALL DAY and took on the city, big stylee. Actually, it hurts to sit down & even write this.. but I don't know if it's from the bike or the fact that getting here meant 2 days on a slow boat.

 

 I MEAN a SLOW boat, that only had wooden benches for 100 people crammed in. The benches were worse than any pew in church, & we sat for 20 hours... all in the fun? Kids did run to the boat and sell beer as we made our way down the Mekong River, I think Rhys bought beer from a 6 year old. We stayed a night in the biggest rat hole ever, that's always a laugh... this town is so small, they actually lose power at 10:30 pm. I guess generators need a break too. Losing power means sitting in a bed, with no fan in hot humid Laos.

 

I did make a guy on a moped run off the road today. Okay, me and bicycles haven't crossed paths since I was 10. People who tell you that you never forget how to ride a bike are liars! Or they haven't had the lovely opportunity to come out of retirement in a town where speeds, road lanes, and people crossing don't count for anything. We had a little bike gang and spent the day riding around exploring the temples that make up Luang Prabang and give it a little something different then other cities in Laos.

 

 

      We passed by a bunch of temples, monks, dead chickens with their legs up in the air, and old smelly fish that a lot of people seemed to be buying. & I ate overlooking the Mekong River for $2.

Saw-Ba-Dee!

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