Just a quick hello from a tuorist-y, but cute Luang Prabang. Spent two days on the Mekong river, taking the slowboat from Huay Xai to here, where we arrived last night.
What can we say, the views were amazing, the sunshine was constant and the boat was uncomfortable and filled with falangs. (Yes, yes, we know it's spelled farang, but when in the land of no R's....) But when sitting on the edge of the boat, with the water splashing on our feet, wind blowing in our faces and the sun warm on our skin, oh, and let's not forget the views - dense, green jungle, empty, white, sand beaches, fishermen with spears and nets... we really had nothing complain about.
(Except for the pricy food in the town of Pak Beng, where we spent the night surrounded by Happy sellers. Cian, you know what we mean)
However, if we'd have to choose between slowboat and the 'ludicrously dangerous' speedboat.... I think we'd all choose the latter. Oh, the speed....
Okay, well of I am to buy more tourist junk with S and R, probably heading for the nightmarket. We're all quite tired of the tourist-ness, yes after only one day, and will probably try to head someplace else tomorrow, even though busconnections (and ATM's) are sparce... Might have to make a trip via the capitol, Vientiane, just to get somewhere no one's ever heard of, because that's where we want to go next.
//H
ps. It was the National Day of Laos yesterday. Today is apparently 'National Hangover Day', which is more widely noted than the National Day itself was... then again, we where on a boat. ds.
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