Luang Prabang

Schedule three days in this town and you will stay for a week. That is a good way to describe Luang Prabang.

We scrambled around for about an hour until we found a cheap but nice guest house on the bank of the Nam Khan river. After dropping our packs, we went out to check the night market and main street. The place is wonderful! Small enough to feel secluded, but large enough to have the infrastructure to support the huge number of tourists. Again, I seem to be one of the few Americans. Most are from Europe with a good mix from Oz. At the end of the evening, Yu and I planned out the net few days and set up some tours with one of the agencies. The town has a really easy going feeling and if you are not careful, you can easily waste a day sipping cocktails at the side of the Mekong with a cool breeze rustling through the palm trees. The net day we planned on waking up at 6 AM to give offerings to the monks.