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text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MkOXy7L-qP4/WYMGhTYPp8I/AAAAAAAASms/I4C7_XD6Hp4Xb3pRK8F_xfbK93EFIbSKQCLcBGAs/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B19.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MkOXy7L-qP4/WYMGhTYPp8I/AAAAAAAASms/I4C7_XD6Hp4Xb3pRK8F_xfbK93EFIbSKQCLcBGAs/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B19.jpg\" title\u003d\"Patuxai Victory Monument\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Before anything else, I know you might be wondering why would a person visit Laos, and what can we see in Laos, btw? So for starters, if you haven't seen my \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/search/label/Luang%20Prabang\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eLuang Prabang travel diaries\u003c/a\u003e, better head there now. And Vientiane? Well, this is the capital of Laos and to be honest, there isn't much to see but as an avid traveler, I am trying to visit all Southeast Asian countries before I explore other places. As the saying goes, love your own. You see, Philippines is part of SEA so there...\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Oh, and to answer your questions on what can we see in Vientiane? There's Buddha Park, Pha That Luang, and Patuxai, to name the most famous ones. You can see Vientiane in a single day, unlike Luang Prabang where you need to allot at least 2 days to see the most of it.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mXOiwr_8_yc/WYMH6PMXquI/AAAAAAAASoU/oTW8BhpJ0D0tJiDqaCKRjf1DmELw40W5ACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B3.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1123\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mXOiwr_8_yc/WYMH6PMXquI/AAAAAAAASoU/oTW8BhpJ0D0tJiDqaCKRjf1DmELw40W5ACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B3.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7-0UW5_-peE/WYMGbHxKJ9I/AAAAAAAASoU/YrOO9Aj-Ev8AoiWwdv5KIPqT7KLawWrUQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B18.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"955\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7-0UW5_-peE/WYMGbHxKJ9I/AAAAAAAASoU/YrOO9Aj-Ev8AoiWwdv5KIPqT7KLawWrUQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B18.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oCOP7ADeShs/WYMHuIHnivI/AAAAAAAASoM/mScxA49JAIc-luC_mLnDuLCFRegl-BfywCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B18.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oCOP7ADeShs/WYMHuIHnivI/AAAAAAAASoM/mScxA49JAIc-luC_mLnDuLCFRegl-BfywCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B18.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eLaos is abundant in Jackfruit\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-spZY2uOonfg/WYMIY4LnoXI/AAAAAAAASok/NkcHy_itSuYrxPFXcFbixNjJ8B04SaoTgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B8.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-spZY2uOonfg/WYMIY4LnoXI/AAAAAAAASok/NkcHy_itSuYrxPFXcFbixNjJ8B04SaoTgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B8.jpg\" title\u003d\"Getting lost in Vientiane\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\n This is our day 5 on our HAN-LPQ-VTE-BKK tour and we're 2 blog post away from finishing this travel series. :)\u003c/b\u003e What I actually like about this trip is this is actually my first time to do border crossing. Like land border crossing and it was definitely cool.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So anyway, we didn't do border crossing from Luang Prabang to Vientiane as it is both in Laos. From Luang Prabang, we hopped on an overnight bus which is a little different from what I rode when we're in Thailand... But still, we arrived in Vientiane safe and sound and a little too early that we don't even know what to do to kill time.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Our first agenda was to get tickets to Udon Thani, Thailand because we depart for Thailand that night and expect to arrive in Bangkok the next day. So we went to the ticket office... and to our dismay, it opens at 8am but come 8am, there's still no one selling an Udon Thani ticket. So we waited until 9 but still no one.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We decided to go through our itinerary for the day and just go back to the ticketing office. We had our breakfast at the bus station ('coz that's how you do it ala backpacker, lol) then we rode a bus going to the Buddha Park.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-POOtlADYYdE/WYMGWgVxVGI/AAAAAAAASoM/cNeoNJqdqsQOKrOSuReYQ2Wb8LrQcBrJgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B16.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-POOtlADYYdE/WYMGWgVxVGI/AAAAAAAASoM/cNeoNJqdqsQOKrOSuReYQ2Wb8LrQcBrJgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B16.jpg\" title\u003d\"Bus to Buddha Park\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eBus to Buddha Park\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s2FW3ez28G8/WYMGc2AEMOI/AAAAAAAASoY/2FGhdN2y2XAeMYCMyiCbFbLewID8XIX3wCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B17.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s2FW3ez28G8/WYMGc2AEMOI/AAAAAAAASoY/2FGhdN2y2XAeMYCMyiCbFbLewID8XIX3wCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B17.jpg\" title\u003d\"Buddha Park\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntrance to Buddha Park\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D5RT0vb2HRI/WYMG_nh_7WI/AAAAAAAASoU/k3M--PxE47Q-EemCNrxur-OjoP4s8ueKACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B24.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1200\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D5RT0vb2HRI/WYMG_nh_7WI/AAAAAAAASoU/k3M--PxE47Q-EemCNrxur-OjoP4s8ueKACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B24.jpg\" title\u003d\"Buddha Park, Vientiane Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Buddha Park or Xieng Khuan in its local name has more than 200 religious sculpture. It was built by a monk who focuses on both Buddhism and Hinduism in 1958. Actually, during our excursion here, the weather was quite bipolar as when we're in Buddha Park, it is raining hard then it became sunny come lunch time.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We had to wait for the rain to stop. The ground got muddy and it was a hassle walking around. We also encountered some Filipinos in the area. :)\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I think the park isn't extravagant. I mean it was just a normal park with Buddha statues. The best spot for taking photos is above the biggest statue as it has stairs leading to a little viewing deck.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_BCs7YmsZQ/WYMGxDIyCvI/AAAAAAAASoM/PuwBgPGuf5EJJ2TN9Qxn3yFqLerKtU5-wCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B22.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1200\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_BCs7YmsZQ/WYMGxDIyCvI/AAAAAAAASoM/PuwBgPGuf5EJJ2TN9Qxn3yFqLerKtU5-wCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B22.jpg\" title\u003d\"Buddha Park, Vientiane Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eLook how muddy it was :(\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r79v3HaZlzg/WYMII9FD3OI/AAAAAAAASoY/pZYfx7GUY7EOrrVrD8Nliii_PVxYtPAnACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B23.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1200\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r79v3HaZlzg/WYMII9FD3OI/AAAAAAAASoY/pZYfx7GUY7EOrrVrD8Nliii_PVxYtPAnACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B23.png\" title\u003d\"Inside Buddha Park Vientiane\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n After Buddha Park, we went back to the ticketing office and luckily, someone's already selling tickets. So that day, we depart for Udon Thani at around 4 PM.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JCK82poj178/WYMHz5tD2BI/AAAAAAAASoM/BxISq6S5OqIcRa_HfCd7QwK8DKNqFQUbwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B2.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JCK82poj178/WYMHz5tD2BI/AAAAAAAASoM/BxISq6S5OqIcRa_HfCd7QwK8DKNqFQUbwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B2.jpg\" title\u003d\"View from Patuxai\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MPtzq2HMDcQ/WYMIPI5apyI/AAAAAAAASoU/pDyKItbQlbEQn-z96Fn3n9QDRbazN_idwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B6.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MPtzq2HMDcQ/WYMIPI5apyI/AAAAAAAASoU/pDyKItbQlbEQn-z96Fn3n9QDRbazN_idwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B6.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We still have so much time though. Next is we went to the Patuxai Victory Monument. This monument is very historic as this was built to honor those Lao people who fought freedom and independence from the French colony. The architecture also of the monument is very similar to Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The ceiling is very detailed. Also, the monument has a viewing deck wherein you can see a great view above.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n There is a total of seven floors. Some floors have vendors selling different stuff while 3 top most floors are for viewing purposes.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n The monument looks like it was straight from a French history book. For me, this is the highlight of this Vientiane trip. I was able to see the Patuxai up close.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1RuuYuJt77Q/WYMIGZlgd9I/AAAAAAAASoU/b1XbMP6g0IQac2UAOPmysCIzYisX1E_XwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B5.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1159\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1RuuYuJt77Q/WYMIGZlgd9I/AAAAAAAASoU/b1XbMP6g0IQac2UAOPmysCIzYisX1E_XwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B5.jpg\" title\u003d\"Patuxai Victory Monument Vientiane Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eLook how big it is!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fOL9XmsOiHw/WYMHFhCYsZI/AAAAAAAASoM/biwDuLDy16oEdd-RUlw38m1uTsason7rwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B1.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fOL9XmsOiHw/WYMHFhCYsZI/AAAAAAAASoM/biwDuLDy16oEdd-RUlw38m1uTsason7rwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B1.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vfFXAxU_Kbs/WYMIaCvn7jI/AAAAAAAASoM/slsSVZ005aQexnQ1T-gXOAJPcqOi2kNFACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vfFXAxU_Kbs/WYMIaCvn7jI/AAAAAAAASoM/slsSVZ005aQexnQ1T-gXOAJPcqOi2kNFACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eView from Patuxai\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0oRSZbPJQwg/WYMHl3AKT8I/AAAAAAAASoM/8Gv__Bs8V5U3ZfQpvabrIhctqNpo0u3DgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B15.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0oRSZbPJQwg/WYMHl3AKT8I/AAAAAAAASoM/8Gv__Bs8V5U3ZfQpvabrIhctqNpo0u3DgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B15.jpg\" title\u003d\"Street of Vientiane\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V0Px_9w2B6Y/WYMGr2SCajI/AAAAAAAASoY/aYGwXWp2UjEe-Anfhv7R6Btr4ja_6mBEwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B20.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1161\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V0Px_9w2B6Y/WYMGr2SCajI/AAAAAAAASoY/aYGwXWp2UjEe-Anfhv7R6Btr4ja_6mBEwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B20.jpg\" title\u003d\"Intricate detail of Patuxai\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eLook at those details\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eLm94lwTr1Q/WYMHPqz7G3I/AAAAAAAASoM/bAEXJtFp0pY2e423jUp931lEZYMeWzjTACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B10.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eLm94lwTr1Q/WYMHPqz7G3I/AAAAAAAASoM/bAEXJtFp0pY2e423jUp931lEZYMeWzjTACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B10.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Right after Patuxai, we went to Pha That Luang where unfortunately I think it was ongoing some renovations/maintenance but lucky for us, there's this nearby temple where they are celebrating something. I don't know what they are celebrating but they all seemed happy. They're giving free drinks and food for everyone. Then there's a mini parade inside and there's also a live band performing.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n It was very festive. We stayed there just to watch these people have fun.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eD-WUCUqSv8/WYMINPpAYDI/AAAAAAAASoU/P_uyOXpXBp4CM12AoUow5wYkTWW0MhXjwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B7.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eD-WUCUqSv8/WYMINPpAYDI/AAAAAAAASoU/P_uyOXpXBp4CM12AoUow5wYkTWW0MhXjwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B7.jpg\" title\u003d\"Pha That Luang Vientiane\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003ePha That Luang\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jFwsnLiSUc0/WYMHQtxkchI/AAAAAAAASoM/pssCBKwDJ4oF6nXn6VABr7s_FZlj0HQ5wCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B11.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jFwsnLiSUc0/WYMHQtxkchI/AAAAAAAASoM/pssCBKwDJ4oF6nXn6VABr7s_FZlj0HQ5wCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B11.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hVgdJ4YAIpE/WYMHbpXQ7LI/AAAAAAAASok/wKfUkQopjr0NLw7HCavASp4ELLrd5zUhACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B12.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hVgdJ4YAIpE/WYMHbpXQ7LI/AAAAAAAASok/wKfUkQopjr0NLw7HCavASp4ELLrd5zUhACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B12.jpg\" title\u003d\"Lao girls\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bsnAriBVf9o/WYMHnpvQpHI/AAAAAAAASoY/HP9SyG_2l-gKBVmf350BF-A6pmXjsY4zQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B14.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1111\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bsnAriBVf9o/WYMHnpvQpHI/AAAAAAAASoY/HP9SyG_2l-gKBVmf350BF-A6pmXjsY4zQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B14.jpg\" title\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5siLbzcbnAQ/WYMHeK2utnI/AAAAAAAASoM/UMXZw7HGOGkITDkUQdeTN5ExahViSaJzACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B13.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5siLbzcbnAQ/WYMHeK2utnI/AAAAAAAASoM/UMXZw7HGOGkITDkUQdeTN5ExahViSaJzACEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%252C%2BLaos%2B13.jpg\" title\u003d\"Festival in Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So it seems we already saw the main attractions. We went back to the bus station and ate lunch to a nearby cafeteria. I was also able to try their bagel bread with some filling inside. It was surprisingly good! We waited for the bus departure and we're off to Udon Thani. :)\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n It was a fun experience especially the border crossing! haha. We all had to get off at the immigration area and have our passports stamped while the bus waits for us. I think we arrived in Udon Thani at around 7 pm.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n For a moment I felt so relieved because finally.. here we come Thai food!!! Haha. I also saw another Robinson's mall. Loool. So we bought our overnight bus ticket to Bangkok in Udon Thani then we had dinner.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PXjpoQ3bYBM/WYMG5luQLWI/AAAAAAAASog/qfoSGXLnYZwi-h11Yt6jVTXvurCVKjb9gCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B25.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Vientiane, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1336\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PXjpoQ3bYBM/WYMG5luQLWI/AAAAAAAASog/qfoSGXLnYZwi-h11Yt6jVTXvurCVKjb9gCEwYBhgL/s1600/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B25.jpg\" title\u003d\"Laos-Thailand Border\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eBorder of Laos and Thailand\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n And this is how we spent our day 5 in this backpacking journey. Writing this down makes me want to pack my bags again and just go somewhere else.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Next up is our \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/08/sea-life-bangkok-ocean-world-and-khao.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBangkok escapade.\u003c/a\u003e Watch out for it. :)\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\nCheers! xx\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/feeds/6796892572841164564/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/08/vientiane-laos.html#comment-form","title":"10 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/6796892572841164564"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/6796892572841164564"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/08/vientiane-laos.html","title":"Vientiane, Laos"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maaya Legaspi"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175924963575211047"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjOMHg0AVmLcjpZy8qmbyHpgkPV4x4Q0ibrw3T2WG035M3C-LPhQaxlHgzbpRR2yKGPoJvWQ2gQNBv9HYgnKtPki7fFwSbKW7zU8zCn2kYWN8CUhjWNo9iCX6IHMgQ/s220/IMG_5916.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MkOXy7L-qP4/WYMGhTYPp8I/AAAAAAAASms/I4C7_XD6Hp4Xb3pRK8F_xfbK93EFIbSKQCLcBGAs/s72-c/Vientiane%2BLaos%2B19.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"10"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"Vientiane, Laos"},"georss$point":{"$t":"17.9757058 102.63310350000006"},"georss$box":{"$t":"17.7340278 102.31038000000007 18.2173838 102.95582700000006"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760548448812987226.post-12955215041815119"},"published":{"$t":"2017-07-15T01:13:00.000+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-01-17T15:40:25.734+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Laos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"traditional arts and ethnology centre"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1 dollar buffet"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Alms Giving Ceremony"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Southeast Asia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Utopia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Luang Prabang"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"overnight bus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel 2017"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Luang Prabang's Hippest Cafe, 1 Dollar Buffet, and Many More!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"text-align: left;\" trbidi\u003d\"on\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1yGYmS3iDaE/WWjytezie0I/AAAAAAAASUI/m-G9BHyDjvYypSsChSFHJrpzcDI5DiNdgCLcBGAs/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B2.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos - Mekong River\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1yGYmS3iDaE/WWjytezie0I/AAAAAAAASUI/m-G9BHyDjvYypSsChSFHJrpzcDI5DiNdgCLcBGAs/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B2.jpg\" title\u003d\"Mekong River\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nOur second day in Luang Prabang was mostly about touring other scenic spots that don't include temples. If you have already visited Indochina, then you'll probably get what I mean when I say temples. Not just one or two. Heck, not even five! There's just too many that after some time in the country, you'll get used to seeing temples everywhere.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nWe're not on a long term travel, unlike Western backpackers who stay in a certain country for weeks or even months. We only have 2 days in Luang Prabang so we have to get the most out of it. And to get the most out of this trip, we also had to slow down a little because that's what this place is known for. A very laid back town where everyone takes their time.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAlso, just a side note. I almost got confused on who was the local in the area! It feels like the backpackers already outnumbered the locals! Lol. Everywhere you look, there's a Western backpacker. As for us, well since we're Asians, we blend in. Lol. But srsly, it's almost hard to tell who owns the place anymore as there are just too many travelers. I am not even sure if it's a good thing a bad thing.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nBut anyways, back to the story...\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAlms Giving Ceremony\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nOn our second day, I made sure we get to see the most sacred Lao tradition. Among all my Southeast Asian trips, this tradition, by far, is the most unique I've seen yet. Every early morning, there's an Alms Giving Ceremony happening in the main street of the town. This is the time where monks from different temples line up and receive food from locals and travelers who want to experience the tradition.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w2kw23vazAw/WWjxhaVLW3I/AAAAAAAASTY/fnAVVVxHSswQMzy4E3qTMh3jk1v_Bap9gCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B-%2BAlms%2BGiving%2BCeremony.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos - Alms Giving Ceremony\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1310\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w2kw23vazAw/WWjxhaVLW3I/AAAAAAAASTY/fnAVVVxHSswQMzy4E3qTMh3jk1v_Bap9gCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B-%2BAlms%2BGiving%2BCeremony.jpg\" title\u003d\"Alms Giving Ceremony in Luang Prabang, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zD9PYVc8uL4/WWjxeLyVFpI/AAAAAAAASTQ/QFQJEa62-w0UfOSYKe_dSgwbwwrjcoMPQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B-%2BAlms%2BGiving%2BCeremony%2B1.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1530\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zD9PYVc8uL4/WWjxeLyVFpI/AAAAAAAASTQ/QFQJEa62-w0UfOSYKe_dSgwbwwrjcoMPQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B-%2BAlms%2BGiving%2BCeremony%2B1.jpg\" title\u003d\"Alms Giving Ceremony, Luang Prabang\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nIf you're not familiar, Buddhism believes in merit and good deeds wherein if you do something good, it is an added merit to you. So this Alms Giving Ceremony is one of the venues where Buddhist practice this. They place a mat on the sidewalk, sit, and wait for the monks to pass by.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nSome of the food I saw they give are sticky rice (they give it bare handed. Not sure if the rice was eaten or was it just part of the tradition too?), some local bread, and many more.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThere are also some people who already took advantage of the ceremony and made a living out of it. Some locals would sell sticky rice and other goods to travelers so travelers can sit on the sidewalk too and try giving alms themselves. I don't see anything wrong with this except that some vendors are somehow already aggressive and the ceremony doesn't look like a sacred one already. It somehow looked like a business opportunity already. But anyways.. as long as the monks carry on with their tradition, it's fine.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThere are many monks from different temples coming in from different directions. We just stand there, taking photos. To be a tourist though and an observer comes with a responsibility too. Almost all temples in Luang Prabang has a warning or a do's and dont's announcement to everyone who'll attend or observe the Alms Giving Ceremony.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nOf course, this includes proper clothing. Being respectful with monks and do not block their way. Not causing any interruptions when the monks walk, and since this is early morning, camera flash can also be a form of interruption or being rude. Seems that there are already countless instances where travelers or observers do not follow proper decorum in the ceremony. In this kind of situation, please remember that we are not in our own city so we have to respect the way of life of the locals.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAfter observing the Alms Giving Ceremony, we went back to the public market and we had our breakfast at the same place where we had it on our first day. Their Khao Soy is just something you have to keep on eating while in Luang Prabang because after you leave Luang Prabang, there's no way in the world you can eat authentic Khao soy anymore. I even described it as something better than Vietnam's Pho. And I am not kidding!\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dX9YRuRON-8/WWjzvUKVj2I/AAAAAAAASU8/i5IV8R60V6UaRuaQwj4nPx8j9NLpY6TdACEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1251\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dX9YRuRON-8/WWjzvUKVj2I/AAAAAAAASU8/i5IV8R60V6UaRuaQwj4nPx8j9NLpY6TdACEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eNot sure what this is called but these are like super small mangoes\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6ANzE5wTWsQ/WWjxtAtDrOI/AAAAAAAASTk/2nBRA34gbZ8uYUPZOZH2vKDoO1NTpx5-ACEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B1.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6ANzE5wTWsQ/WWjxtAtDrOI/AAAAAAAASTk/2nBRA34gbZ8uYUPZOZH2vKDoO1NTpx5-ACEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B1.jpg\" title\u003d\"Authentic Khao Soy\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eHow to make the perfect Khao Soy?\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nI am just making false hope if I want a Lao cuisine open here in Manila. It ain't gonna happen. At least not for the next few years as Laos is still not\u0026nbsp;known to\u0026nbsp;many Filipinos yet.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAfter eating and observing the local goods, we went back to the inn to continue snoozing since it was still early in the morning. Our itinerary for the day is super relaxed. After getting some sleep and having our bags ready for departure to Vientiane that night, we then set off to see what else can Luang Prabang has to offer.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nIt was lunch time when we're about to check out so we first had our lunch beside the Mekong river. We tried some authentic Lao food. To be honest, you can't even seem to know if it's an authentic Lao food or was it already influenced by its neighboring countries?\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ic9bhsmc_rM/WWjz_YPkIcI/AAAAAAAASVE/L0LPriw2laoJZ9r7tdvTWuXjy3g-exLHACEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ic9bhsmc_rM/WWjz_YPkIcI/AAAAAAAASVE/L0LPriw2laoJZ9r7tdvTWuXjy3g-exLHACEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos.png\" title\u003d\"Authentic Lao Food for lunch\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eTam Maak Hoong / Spicy papaya salad on the lower left. It was actually good! The rest, I don't know what it's called. Looool\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nTraditional Arts and Ethnology Centre\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nOur next stop was Luang Prabang's \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.taeclaos.org/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eTraditional Arts and Ethnology Centre\u003c/a\u003e (TAEC). This a small museum where you can see the different arts and culture of different Lao ethnic groups. Who would've thought there are a lot of ethnic groups under Laos? And each of it can be physically differentiated to the way of how they dress. Every ethnic group has a different type of clothing.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VbmSpDuMxPU/WWjzfYiRG4I/AAAAAAAASU0/A0ISoKp28gQUlpg-YL2I1UrbogFYhEEXwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B7.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VbmSpDuMxPU/WWjzfYiRG4I/AAAAAAAASU0/A0ISoKp28gQUlpg-YL2I1UrbogFYhEEXwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B7.jpg\" title\u003d\"Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre, Luang Prabang\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eEntrance of TAEC. Sure does look like an entrance to a house\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e4TzWDdE-ak/WWjzjhRrFdI/AAAAAAAASU4/LITh_vq-ZAMEyJsvo0Y7XtMvhIgYeziTQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B8.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1212\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e4TzWDdE-ak/WWjzjhRrFdI/AAAAAAAASU4/LITh_vq-ZAMEyJsvo0Y7XtMvhIgYeziTQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B8.jpg\" title\u003d\"Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SLZ3kdzXEz0/WWjzwj0JFZI/AAAAAAAASVA/g6Fsq-xfj58b_YEJ1rudUiLUqhWKT4YdgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B9.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"964\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SLZ3kdzXEz0/WWjzwj0JFZI/AAAAAAAASVA/g6Fsq-xfj58b_YEJ1rudUiLUqhWKT4YdgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B9.jpg\" title\u003d\"Some traditional Lao clothes\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAside from a mini museum, they also have an activity where you can try different Lao clothing and a mini cafe where you can refresh or just chill. We didn't really stay in their cafe as upon researching, there's this cafe in Luang Prabang where many travelers frequently go to. Of course, we just had to try it! And I'm glad we did!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t5Hpptqudxk/WWjxpEZJKEI/AAAAAAAASTc/OqQDIjb517cxO7jS6kPuIy9LZjT4D9wDQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B10.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1038\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t5Hpptqudxk/WWjxpEZJKEI/AAAAAAAASTc/OqQDIjb517cxO7jS6kPuIy9LZjT4D9wDQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B10.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j1UVvYnWOvQ/WWjxsVUmDTI/AAAAAAAASTg/PqnsJHEzY1QPy3kKTRmI0GDCVu3ciugpwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B11.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j1UVvYnWOvQ/WWjxsVUmDTI/AAAAAAAASTg/PqnsJHEzY1QPy3kKTRmI0GDCVu3ciugpwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B11.jpg\" title\u003d\"Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eThe activity area where you can try out different Lao clothes\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nUtopia\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.facebook.com/UtopiaInLaos/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eUtopia\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;is like a backpacker haven. I like how hippie it looks like and how it helps freelancers or digital nomads do their work. The cafe has a super fast internet wherein during my whole stay in Luang Prabang, their internet is actually the fastest. The cafe also has a court for playing volleyball/basketball, offers yoga classes, and lots of sockets everywhere so you can always be connected to the world wide web. Lol.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nSeriously, if I were to live in Luang Prabang, I would probably frequent this place too!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nWe had our mini siesta in this place before we head back to the inn. You know, getting some rest before we conquer Vientiane.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PV3cPHyXvy8/WWjx6QwMKmI/AAAAAAAASTo/WJRBGUAQY54wgu9VHJw2qkNLD7x-MI36QCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B12.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PV3cPHyXvy8/WWjx6QwMKmI/AAAAAAAASTo/WJRBGUAQY54wgu9VHJw2qkNLD7x-MI36QCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B12.jpg\" title\u003d\"The hippest cafe in Luang Prabang - Utopia\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; 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Desperately looked for a souvenir shirt but couldn't find anything good. Instead, we just ate our early dinner. So apparently, there's this small street we saw that offers different kinds of street food. This also is the so called\u003cb\u003e buffet street\u003c/b\u003e because many are offering a buffet for $1. Yup. $1!!!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nWhile I was researching, I was excited to try this one but glad we didn't actually try it as I read various cases of food poisoning and stomachache. 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text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eMy fave Lao streetfood\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-17H7cukPPWs/WWjzOp-nlpI/AAAAAAAASUk/J2j2Jh8690QMBD_yzDQdQNXnfGywbPQbQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B26.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"926\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-17H7cukPPWs/WWjzOp-nlpI/AAAAAAAASUk/J2j2Jh8690QMBD_yzDQdQNXnfGywbPQbQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B26.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAnd after 2 days of exploring this laid back, World heritage town, we set off to go to the bus terminal departing for Vientiane. We bought our tickets already before the said date so it was pretty much a hassle free trip.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nOvernight Bus to Vientiane\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nSo.. bus, you ask? Yup, overnight bus. Wonder what's like? First, you have to take off your shoes and put it in the plastic bag they will provide you. We were clueless at first but one traveler told us what to do. The inside of the bus is too narrow and there are actually double beds provided.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nEach bed occupies two people. So if you're traveling alone or in groups of odds numbers, then 1 of you might just sleep next to a stranger. And who knows who's that stranger is. The bed is also too small that I and my father needs to lie down straight without moving for the entire night.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t4YVOHW9JWw/WWjzV5xFgxI/AAAAAAAASUo/FoqzBrl02vMB229rUOtCDOIN5pgmHa0RACEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B27.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"962\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t4YVOHW9JWw/WWjzV5xFgxI/AAAAAAAASUo/FoqzBrl02vMB229rUOtCDOIN5pgmHa0RACEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B27.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang to Vientiane\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0mcCU5hDpao/WWjze9XafwI/AAAAAAAASUw/90HOQbPu3ygAeY19AYQeCxE4EaQ3JWHxQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B28.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0mcCU5hDpao/WWjze9XafwI/AAAAAAAASUw/90HOQbPu3ygAeY19AYQeCxE4EaQ3JWHxQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B28.jpg\" title\u003d\"Overnight bus to Vientiane, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nI was able to sleep though but it was a bit shaky. In times like this, I think you need to assess your capabilities if you're okay sleeping beside a stranger and if you're okay not moving while laying down. Also, if you're too tall, you might not fit the bed.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nIf you can't seem to do all these conditions then you better off taking a plane to Vientiane than taking a bus.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAfter an overnight trip, we arrived in Vientiane at around 6 AM. All of the passengers seems still sleepy but we had no choice but to get off.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAnd this is where our Vientiane experience starts. But that's for another post. :)\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nYou see, being a backpacker is totally not easy. But it was fun!\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hmLrODSoCH0/WWjxfojzLVI/AAAAAAAASTU/IEZ3-h3qOuw5o8cKItt6L0W7Useot3b6QCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B-%2BTraditional%2BArts%2B%2526%2BEthnology%2BCentre.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1202\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hmLrODSoCH0/WWjxfojzLVI/AAAAAAAASTU/IEZ3-h3qOuw5o8cKItt6L0W7Useot3b6QCEwYBhgL/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B-%2BTraditional%2BArts%2B%2526%2BEthnology%2BCentre.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\nHere's me in a traditional Lao clothing :D\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\nCheers! xx\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/feeds/12955215041815119/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/07/luang-prabangs-hippest-cafe-1-dollar.html#comment-form","title":"12 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/12955215041815119"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/12955215041815119"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/07/luang-prabangs-hippest-cafe-1-dollar.html","title":"Luang Prabang's Hippest Cafe, 1 Dollar Buffet, and Many More!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maaya Legaspi"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175924963575211047"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjOMHg0AVmLcjpZy8qmbyHpgkPV4x4Q0ibrw3T2WG035M3C-LPhQaxlHgzbpRR2yKGPoJvWQ2gQNBv9HYgnKtPki7fFwSbKW7zU8zCn2kYWN8CUhjWNo9iCX6IHMgQ/s220/IMG_5916.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1yGYmS3iDaE/WWjytezie0I/AAAAAAAASUI/m-G9BHyDjvYypSsChSFHJrpzcDI5DiNdgCLcBGAs/s72-c/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"12"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"Luang Prabang, Laos"},"georss$point":{"$t":"19.8833959 102.13468740000008"},"georss$box":{"$t":"19.8236684 102.05400640000008 19.9431234 102.21536840000007"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760548448812987226.post-3864704308520434466"},"published":{"$t":"2017-07-03T21:53:00.001+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-07-03T21:53:52.139+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Laos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Southeast Asia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Luang Prabang"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kuang Si Falls"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel 2017"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"In Photos: Luang Prabang's Kuang Si Falls"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"text-align: left;\" trbidi\u003d\"on\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VKG6bC5hGvo/WVpGtRyVxLI/AAAAAAAARjM/Dp4GTBaAglw6ga81peerftvKfh8J---rQCLcBGAs/s1600/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1200\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VKG6bC5hGvo/WVpGtRyVxLI/AAAAAAAARjM/Dp4GTBaAglw6ga81peerftvKfh8J---rQCLcBGAs/s640/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos.jpg\" title\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nIf you're going to search for things to do in Luang Prabang, then I'll tell you, every page you will see will most certainly suggest going to see Kuang Si Falls found on the South part of the province and is 29km away from the town center.\u0026nbsp;\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nIt might be far but I swear, it is worth it. At least for me and to most of the travelers I see online. What I am not sure though if this place is man-made or natural, if it is indeed natural, then wow! Its stairs like structure are very picturesque. Very Southeast Asian, if I must say. :)\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAfter our \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/05/welcome-to-luang-prabang-laos.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ehalf day city and temple tour\u003c/a\u003e around Luang Prabang, we hired a shared van going the falls. I think we paid 40,000kip per head roundtrip. Well, the price is already okay since it was really far and I had an opportunity to sleep during travel. Other's opt to hire tuktuks but with the hot weather outside and the shaky movements of the tuktuk, I don't think it'll be a comfortable 29km ride.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b5JnYYAUrwQ/WVpGsbENLpI/AAAAAAAARjA/034UnZGXTdwztF5k_UNJalzbyv_jXc6cQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B8.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b5JnYYAUrwQ/WVpGsbENLpI/AAAAAAAARjA/034UnZGXTdwztF5k_UNJalzbyv_jXc6cQCEwYBhgL/s640/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B8.jpg\" title\u003d\"Pathway to Kuang Si Falls\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nThere are many stalls and restaurants around so you won't really get hungry. Entrance to the whole park is 20000kip per head which includes the falls and the bear sanctuary. The bears are sooo cute and very furryyyyy~. I was able to witness on how they open a coconut fruits with extreme power. Just imagine how strong these furry creatures can be!\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5k8M87e8VkI/WVpGr5zREgI/AAAAAAAARi4/JoIbEY-Gk9AjkISYhltG54Dl8RtmxUX9ACEwYBhgL/s1600/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B7.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5k8M87e8VkI/WVpGr5zREgI/AAAAAAAARi4/JoIbEY-Gk9AjkISYhltG54Dl8RtmxUX9ACEwYBhgL/s640/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B7.jpg\" title\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YAcik4fCn3w/WVpGnN4Y3kI/AAAAAAAARiA/2G11wXSzLkgBM22JLTV3If33s6D3BO_2QCEwYBhgL/s1600/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B11.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YAcik4fCn3w/WVpGnN4Y3kI/AAAAAAAARiA/2G11wXSzLkgBM22JLTV3If33s6D3BO_2QCEwYBhgL/s640/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B11.jpg\" title\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eCutie, furry little bears ~\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8vZebF6uNOg/WVpGtC8pnjI/AAAAAAAARjI/NJ87NjMLEh89D6l5oaPfSi0rh7Qi6hd_wCEwYBhgL/s1600/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B9.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8vZebF6uNOg/WVpGtC8pnjI/AAAAAAAARjI/NJ87NjMLEh89D6l5oaPfSi0rh7Qi6hd_wCEwYBhgL/s640/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B9.jpg\" title\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iiwq8p8GYLY/WVpGnBgAk4I/AAAAAAAARh8/TGuIqPgAnXwyGB7iMNnpAgxhJB9ez-tBwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B10.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iiwq8p8GYLY/WVpGnBgAk4I/AAAAAAAARh8/TGuIqPgAnXwyGB7iMNnpAgxhJB9ez-tBwCEwYBhgL/s640/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B10.jpg\" title\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rOLv3-cFLdk/WVpGqAGG59I/AAAAAAAARis/uABpQtfKIowMr_NeTijbDFBiLyB3c4ekACEwYBhgL/s1600/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B4.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1200\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rOLv3-cFLdk/WVpGqAGG59I/AAAAAAAARis/uABpQtfKIowMr_NeTijbDFBiLyB3c4ekACEwYBhgL/s640/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B4.jpg\" title\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nAfter some time with the bears. We then walked the path of the whole Kuang Si Falls, It's like rice terraces only that it is falls. The main falls are found on the top most part. People here enjoy the cool water. And yep, people are allowed to swim in some areas. We didn't actually swim but it was nice seeing people enjoy. I'm already contented taking photos and soaking my hands and feet in the water.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nSince Laos is landlocked \u0026nbsp;by its neighboring countries, there might not be beaches around but this falls surely makes it up for it. People here, locals and tourists, enjoy the different scenery apart from the usual temples.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LiV-TwvzIXk/WVpGrj53GEI/AAAAAAAARiw/8sWXXnyVTLYvel1gEx7t6W3K3QYgMYNpwCEwYBhgL/s1600/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B6.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LiV-TwvzIXk/WVpGrj53GEI/AAAAAAAARiw/8sWXXnyVTLYvel1gEx7t6W3K3QYgMYNpwCEwYBhgL/s640/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B6.jpg\" title\u003d\"Entrance of Kuang Si Falls\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eThe entrance\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0qj_Ycmjmzg/WVpGnANKd2I/AAAAAAAARiI/mVIC4VvoazUDkwMcy3_wu1KBHJBf-KKdQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B1.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1200\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"478\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0qj_Ycmjmzg/WVpGnANKd2I/AAAAAAAARiI/mVIC4VvoazUDkwMcy3_wu1KBHJBf-KKdQCEwYBhgL/s640/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B1.jpg\" title\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eForgive me if I can't capture it beautifully. :(\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DPEpNo_rdq4/WVpGpRijCYI/AAAAAAAARiU/jeIVLW1KpQ8OIPIq5wlHFUaNAwIq5ZRRgCEwYBhgL/s1600/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B2.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DPEpNo_rdq4/WVpGpRijCYI/AAAAAAAARiU/jeIVLW1KpQ8OIPIq5wlHFUaNAwIq5ZRRgCEwYBhgL/s640/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B2.jpg\" title\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eThe starting point of the falls\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uAszQhPlkAs/WVpGo8PaHaI/AAAAAAAARiM/aXIRo5qdNnU4dqcOczxRfsHR1ZJOzA3SQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B12.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uAszQhPlkAs/WVpGo8PaHaI/AAAAAAAARiM/aXIRo5qdNnU4dqcOczxRfsHR1ZJOzA3SQCEwYBhgL/s640/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B12.jpg\" title\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HR2TNObPxSg/WVpGqpa_bZI/AAAAAAAARio/HCrOUFA5vXEUFnw293o6xdmCIiDPRA4dQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B5.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1031\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"412\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HR2TNObPxSg/WVpGqpa_bZI/AAAAAAAARio/HCrOUFA5vXEUFnw293o6xdmCIiDPRA4dQCEwYBhgL/s640/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B5.jpg\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eSome barbequed stuff we ate for merienda :D\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nIf you're going to Luang Prabang, then this is a must!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nWe had a call time on what time we should go back to the van. So we went back a little earlier and had merienda in one of the stalls. This is actually where I almost lost my passport! lol. (Read:\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/04/from-getting-ripped-off-in-hanoi-to.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ethis post\u003c/a\u003e) Thank heavens I didn't have to go through so much hassle of fixing documents if I probably really lost it. I'm very much thankful to the Lao woman who gave it back. :D\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\nSo that's how we spend our afternoon in Luang Prabang. After that, we already went to Phousi Hill and catch the sunset.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AkXeGxLGwmk/WVpGp6QbN7I/AAAAAAAARig/RdFHwbUbjfYow4HjMGH672MrZYBGgcYsACEwYBhgL/s1600/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B3.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1200\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AkXeGxLGwmk/WVpGp6QbN7I/AAAAAAAARig/RdFHwbUbjfYow4HjMGH672MrZYBGgcYsACEwYBhgL/s640/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B3.jpg\" title\u003d\"Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\nAnd here's an awkward picture of me. :D\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i65.tinypic.com/veyq90.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/feeds/3864704308520434466/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/07/in-photos-luang-prabangs-kuang-si-falls.html#comment-form","title":"13 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/3864704308520434466"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/3864704308520434466"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/07/in-photos-luang-prabangs-kuang-si-falls.html","title":"In Photos: Luang Prabang's Kuang Si Falls"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maaya Legaspi"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175924963575211047"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjOMHg0AVmLcjpZy8qmbyHpgkPV4x4Q0ibrw3T2WG035M3C-LPhQaxlHgzbpRR2yKGPoJvWQ2gQNBv9HYgnKtPki7fFwSbKW7zU8zCn2kYWN8CUhjWNo9iCX6IHMgQ/s220/IMG_5916.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VKG6bC5hGvo/WVpGtRyVxLI/AAAAAAAARjM/Dp4GTBaAglw6ga81peerftvKfh8J---rQCLcBGAs/s72-c/Kuang%2BSi%2BFalls%252C%2BLuang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"13"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ, Laos"},"georss$point":{"$t":"19.749498 101.99193689999993"},"georss$box":{"$t":"-5.772536500000001 60.68334289999993 45.2715325 143.30053089999993"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760548448812987226.post-5032917727424150305"},"published":{"$t":"2017-05-06T18:00:00.000+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-05-06T18:00:14.349+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lao"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Laos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"featured"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Luang Prabang"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"South East Asia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel 2017"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel diaries"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Welcome to Luang Prabang, Laos!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"text-align: left;\" trbidi\u003d\"on\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LjS8oiET-rQ/WQxZf5F8t3I/AAAAAAAANM4/gofAk-sKQQgiNyyJmLtasErq26eP4A7nQCLcB/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B31.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LjS8oiET-rQ/WQxZf5F8t3I/AAAAAAAANM4/gofAk-sKQQgiNyyJmLtasErq26eP4A7nQCLcB/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B31.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang National Museum\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Luang Prabang is a small province but definitely has a big history to boast. I never thought I will be able to visit Laos anytime soon as this country doesn't have a direct flight from Manila. I also know no one who already went to this country so I was quite excited to incorporate this place in our backpacking tour around some countries in Indochina. What I know when planning this trip was I just have to create an itinerary that will let us travel to different Southeast Asian countries, and by Southeast Asian countries, I mean Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand.\u0026nbsp;\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Vietnam and Laos weren't really part of the plan. I'm also thinking of the Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos route but it was hard to travel in that route as there's no direct bus ride from Laos to Myanmar.. it would also take up a lot of time traveling by land to those places. So while browsing and booking our tickets, I thought that maybe it's time to visit Laos and Hanoi.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I've been to Vietnam before but it was in Saigon so this will definitely be a new adventure. I'm also excited to visit Luang Prabang because I'm trying to visit all Southeast Asian countries and crossing this country off my bucket list as early as now is quite a relief. Why? because I think it's one of the countries that's hard to travel to because there's no direct flight and I'm not really familiar with its culture and people. I really had no background of this place prior to this trip.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CKWOqzdal_A/WQxZ2wCnKBI/AAAAAAAANNw/jqZIMS49ilgamw8a02fkNAnUrOnlL_VQQCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B35.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CKWOqzdal_A/WQxZ2wCnKBI/AAAAAAAANNw/jqZIMS49ilgamw8a02fkNAnUrOnlL_VQQCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B35.jpg\" title\u003d\"Royal Palace, Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9r46fd-7qqs/WQxXxeyjOXI/AAAAAAAANN4/BfXu0JwUg7U1gXWDFYNdNxrcjacQgFRQgCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B17.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"508\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9r46fd-7qqs/WQxXxeyjOXI/AAAAAAAANN4/BfXu0JwUg7U1gXWDFYNdNxrcjacQgFRQgCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B17.jpg\" title\u003d\"Public market vendor in Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003ePublic market vendor\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DucnC_kjOoA/WQxXMRuMWLI/AAAAAAAANNw/NGhr4klGa-chDvFltb0RVPGD35BH--kBACEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B12.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"486\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DucnC_kjOoA/WQxXMRuMWLI/AAAAAAAANNw/NGhr4klGa-chDvFltb0RVPGD35BH--kBACEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B12.jpg\" title\u003d\"Some fresh fruits for sale in Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eSome fresh fruits for sale\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n You can visit Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brunei, and Singapore anytime but not Laos and Myanmar. Well, Myanmar has a direct flight from the Philippines but it's really expensive! I've been reading a lot about it so I will definitely visit that country one day. 😊✌️\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So after we explored the city of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/04/hanoi-vietnam-exploring-old-quarter.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eHanoi\u003c/a\u003e, we then make our way to visit the old quaint town of Luang Prabang. I booked our flights tickets through Skyscanner and we took Lao Airlines. It's just a one hour flight from Hanoi to Luang Prabang so the travel is quite comfortable.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Our original plan was to take the overnight bus from Hanoi to Luang Prabang but it would then take up 25 hours. I also read some blogs about the overnight travel and most of them describe the ride as the bus from hell. There is no toilet in the bus and it is overly crowded with lots of boxes and luggage taking up most of the space. If you need to pee, the bus will just stop out of nowhere. Just by imagining it makes me cringe. I just can't simply ride even for the experience.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n For those that's not familiar, Luang Prabang was Laos' capital until it was changed to Vientiane. And while this place might be small, you won't get bored with it as it has a lot of stuff to offer! And did you know that this whole province is a UNESCO World Heritage site? Yup, not just one single structure but the entirety of this province is very historical and is being highly preserved. You can't simply just roam around without seeing temples.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9ajpTVmKKL0/WQxaY83pvuI/AAAAAAAANNw/gky4RA-lOScBZi4AKXAsVBxIYw6AXe7-ACEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B6.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9ajpTVmKKL0/WQxaY83pvuI/AAAAAAAANNw/gky4RA-lOScBZi4AKXAsVBxIYw6AXe7-ACEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B6.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Sk8UA2pRjN8/WQxXQwKcgaI/AAAAAAAANNw/0Of-JR5N5n0zknqwvaCxSJSKr1LGhiv7QCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B13.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Sk8UA2pRjN8/WQxXQwKcgaI/AAAAAAAANNw/0Of-JR5N5n0zknqwvaCxSJSKr1LGhiv7QCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B13.jpg\" title\u003d\"Tuktuk taxi in Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Most backpackers would often describe this place as very laid back and has a slow paced course of living. And I agree, everything here is moving slowly. It's as if you're in another dimension. You can roam around this city just by using your rented bicycles. Some would use scooters while some prefer to walk. And no, you don't need fancy tour packages to see everything because this place is quite easy to explore even on your own.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We arrived in Luang Prabang at around 7 in the evening. Booths in the airports are closed except for one sim card vendor \u003cstrike\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/04/from-getting-ripped-off-in-hanoi-to.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e(that scammed us)\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strike\u003e and a stall for airport taxi that is the only mode of transportation to get you to the town center. The airport is small given that it's an international airport. I can compare it to Busuanga airport which is a little less small than LPQ's airport.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We took the airport taxi and went straight to our guest house. One thing to note about Luang Prabang is that the cost of living is higher than of Thailand and Vietnam. I was expecting it to be cheaper but hey.. it was where most of my pocket money went to. And to top it all off? Money changers don't accept Philippine peso so we had no choice. My father withdraws Lao Kip from the ATM. Blame it on being landlocked but in order to enjoy this country, you should have a lot more pocket money than your usual pocket money for Thailand and Vietnam.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SGdQYsnRiDk/WQxYRArGcNI/AAAAAAAANNw/J1h5M72QuRktsg0G1cA512HUXs4pyQLXwCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B21.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SGdQYsnRiDk/WQxYRArGcNI/AAAAAAAANNw/J1h5M72QuRktsg0G1cA512HUXs4pyQLXwCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B21.jpg\" title\u003d\"Monks\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OjDuHHMajKI/WQxZM0raCGI/AAAAAAAANNw/j1nj9I4c0Mo7mNwHLNi-TQaq5QsweIX2wCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B30.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OjDuHHMajKI/WQxZM0raCGI/AAAAAAAANNw/j1nj9I4c0Mo7mNwHLNi-TQaq5QsweIX2wCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B30.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hm9566nzhJU/WQxXd9yfzuI/AAAAAAAANN4/BbWDZgnlAbEDoL-5U_134UDIyRxrT6bygCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B14.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"544\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hm9566nzhJU/WQxXd9yfzuI/AAAAAAAANN4/BbWDZgnlAbEDoL-5U_134UDIyRxrT6bygCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B14.jpg\" title\u003d\"Bagels for sale\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;Bagels\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Accommodation here is also more expensive compared to its neighboring countries. We stayed at \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.agoda.com/partners/partnersearch.aspx?cid\u003d1762335\u0026amp;pcs\u003d1\u0026amp;hid\u003d488097\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ePhanthasone Guest House\u003c/a\u003e by booking a room via Agoda. It was one of the cheapest I could find. The room is just so-so. It was actually comfortable for two people. Basic needs are provided like our own comfort room, comfy beds, AC, and TV. There's also free wifi but it sometimes gets spiky.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n When it comes to money, aside from Lao Kip, establishments here also accepts Thai baht, US dollar, and other famous currencies such as Singaporean dollar. During our first night and when we couldn't change money, my father was lucky enough to still have Thai baht from our backpacking in Thailand last 2015. It was our life saver for the day as we couldn't change Philippine peso to Lao kip.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So this is now the exciting part! After getting a good night rest, we started the day by looking for a good breakfast place and we stumble across a small stall in the public market that offers Khao Soi or sometimes spelled as \u003cb\u003eKhao Soy\u003c/b\u003e. Khao Soy is a food that was influenced by the Burmese. And if you will ask me what I like better, Khao Soy or Pho? I will definitely answer Khao Soy!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cta6CAIOSdY/WQxX7EMdjRI/AAAAAAAANNw/WuR95unEvacNMuuk9ewAko76HOizWDrYACEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B18.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cta6CAIOSdY/WQxX7EMdjRI/AAAAAAAANNw/WuR95unEvacNMuuk9ewAko76HOizWDrYACEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B18.jpg\" title\u003d\"Ingredients for Khao soy\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eIngredients for Khao Soy\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JziIRKMuEes/WQxX-XyXhDI/AAAAAAAANNw/BGkZXgzrAHYaDt-sryFON5ffXIykMQYcwCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B19.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JziIRKMuEes/WQxX-XyXhDI/AAAAAAAANNw/BGkZXgzrAHYaDt-sryFON5ffXIykMQYcwCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B19.jpg\" title\u003d\"Lao's very own Khao soy\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eThe finished product: Lao's very own Khao Soy\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I guess Khao Soy isn't just as popular as pho yet because Laos is not as popular as Vietnam right now. It was actually hard to find authentic Lao food in the area as most of the stalls and restaurants offer Thai, Vietnamese, and Western food. It's as if the locals already knew that travelers will look for these famous cuisines. And also, since Laos is landlocked by other Southeast Asian countries, it is reasonable that its cuisine will be highly influenced by its neighboring countries.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O-rjzeX6NR4/WQxXDHnF8zI/AAAAAAAANNw/4txle8wuUvsEm3PyNqaCdU6gS2k-uyynACEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B11.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O-rjzeX6NR4/WQxXDHnF8zI/AAAAAAAANNw/4txle8wuUvsEm3PyNqaCdU6gS2k-uyynACEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B11.jpg\" title\u003d\"Lao food\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicken and avocado salad, Seafood Tom yum, Beer Lao, and Avocado shake\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qe831AeIE0Y/WQxXpwvcmxI/AAAAAAAANNw/ZJYPbVwKLL8MR7GDxoWN79RNUWR8yb9cACEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B15.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qe831AeIE0Y/WQxXpwvcmxI/AAAAAAAANNw/ZJYPbVwKLL8MR7GDxoWN79RNUWR8yb9cACEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B15.jpg\" title\u003d\"Some goodies in the public market\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eSome of the goodies in the public market\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZRkR0U4kjJk/WQxa0zHFKsI/AAAAAAAANNw/mCmoIXtQ-64_T1b_oUdRyJhSZs2bqfUrQCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZRkR0U4kjJk/WQxa0zHFKsI/AAAAAAAANNw/mCmoIXtQ-64_T1b_oUdRyJhSZs2bqfUrQCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos.jpg\" title\u003d\"Foods that are being sold in the night market\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFoods that are being sold in the night market\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I don't even know if I was able to eat a homegrown dish or was it all influenced by another cuisine? You can see bagels being sold everywhere as this country was once under the French colony. If you fancy looking and taste testing different Lao street food, you should definitely explore their public market! From fruits to different packed goodies. Fresh vegetables to different kinds of meat. Some of the meat though doesn't look appetizing anymore. It might be sold for over a week now but no one's buying so it's still there rotting and waiting to be bought.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n One street food that I liked was their mini coconut pancakes. The outside is fluffy while the inside has a hint of sweetened coconut. Perfect for an afternoon snack. 🙂\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5E55XWx0oQA/WQxXtIpQlqI/AAAAAAAANNw/SfzD_6ui8MgU9nfxEHnBmpCe0aY-SdH5gCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B16.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5E55XWx0oQA/WQxXtIpQlqI/AAAAAAAANNw/SfzD_6ui8MgU9nfxEHnBmpCe0aY-SdH5gCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B16.jpg\" title\u003d\"Lao street food\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n There is also those famous $1 dollar buffet around the so called buffet street. I've been wanting to try these so called buffets prior to the trip but fortunately, we didn't try eating here as I read there are many cases of food poisoning and upset stomach. Just like the meat that is not sold for over a week, this food might also be reheated a lot of times already!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Their bbq on the other hand was delish! You will see a lot of stalls that sells pork bbq and even grilled fish. Their night market food stalls sell pad thai, Thai sausage, spring roll, tom yum, shakes, crepes, and waffles. You will never go hungry in Luang Prabang as there's always an open store serving food.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So right after savoring the flavorful soup of Khao Soy, we went back to the guest house and rented a bicycle for a half day tour of the town center. We first bought our overnight bus ticket to Vientiane because we\u0026nbsp;depart the next day for Vientiane then we roamed around the city just by looking a paper map.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3r2GH7gpE60/WQxYgo9w__I/AAAAAAAANNw/OIC6TDfQfIYx4HBQKLTcJyNq8zTrbKSMQCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B22.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3r2GH7gpE60/WQxYgo9w__I/AAAAAAAANNw/OIC6TDfQfIYx4HBQKLTcJyNq8zTrbKSMQCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B22.jpg\" title\u003d\"Getting lost in Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zQ_j3Scmk6A/WQxaQfCD0cI/AAAAAAAANNw/STWt-QzfIPAuGIUZlmvtcfWuXCwih1RQgCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B39.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zQ_j3Scmk6A/WQxaQfCD0cI/AAAAAAAANNw/STWt-QzfIPAuGIUZlmvtcfWuXCwih1RQgCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B39.jpg\" title\u003d\"Wat Xieng Thong\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eWat Xieng Thong\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n As I've said, Luang Prabang is easy to tour around. If you ask for a map from your inn then everything you need to know about the places are already written on the map. If your guesthouse doesn't have a map, you can get one to the nearest travel agency. We got ours from the travel agency near Mekong River. This is also where we book bus tickets to Vientiane.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n The must visit places are marked on the map. Even the most visited cafe and restaurants are marked for easy navigation.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Our first stop? Pha That Luang. There are a lot of temples in Luang Prabang and you can't possibly visit every one of it in just a single day. We only have 2 days in Luang Prabang so we only just visited the big and famous ones.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DAle5gC_Dks/WQxYxWgdtwI/AAAAAAAANNw/pJQnYfDGRqor0pU_iRnrwpXzGefrSnNYwCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B26.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DAle5gC_Dks/WQxYxWgdtwI/AAAAAAAANNw/pJQnYfDGRqor0pU_iRnrwpXzGefrSnNYwCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B26.jpg\" title\u003d\"Wat Manorom\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eWat Manorom\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hqfIcnByrjg/WQxY34Ke6zI/AAAAAAAANNw/d1NZA4sek20SokpyQc67HSW44WK2hFvHQCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B28.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hqfIcnByrjg/WQxY34Ke6zI/AAAAAAAANNw/d1NZA4sek20SokpyQc67HSW44WK2hFvHQCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B28.jpg\" title\u003d\"Typical ceilings of temples\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eTypical ceilings of temples\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DX7qR_vzcXE/WQxYLcYZ5SI/AAAAAAAANNw/HzVtByWkYEsPMe6JGdPJcoPvNPU-FCSlwCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B20.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DX7qR_vzcXE/WQxYLcYZ5SI/AAAAAAAANNw/HzVtByWkYEsPMe6JGdPJcoPvNPU-FCSlwCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B20.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Also, temples around here are like to those I saw in Mae Sot. Small but definitely not lacking in wow factor. Every temple is unique, I guess. We visited Wat Manorom, National Museum, and Wat Xieng Thong. We could've visited a lot more if my father's bicycle didn't malfunction. We had to ride a tuktuk back to the guest house to exchange the bicycle for a working one.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Their National Museum used to be a palace for their King. The place was very big and the exhibits mainly consist of old stuff used by their previous king. There are some artifacts and gifts given by different countries. Of all the museums we visited during the whole duration of this trip, this museum is what I enjoyed the most. It is fascinating reading some old stories on how the country used to be. Picture taking inside is not allowed so no photos for you guys. 😞\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wUsThv_iNMk/WQxYeFPqSlI/AAAAAAAANNw/7dP3IFqxmEQSeq2tpJHClWEiKL4XROWRgCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B24.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"466\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wUsThv_iNMk/WQxYeFPqSlI/AAAAAAAANNw/7dP3IFqxmEQSeq2tpJHClWEiKL4XROWRgCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B24.jpg\" title\u003d\"Wat Manorom\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eThat awkward pose tho. \u003dD\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f-xt8_o5kFg/WQxYpOTk0YI/AAAAAAAANN4/QQ3O47RzNUYqzABbUUPT9vt3OBQd-oRSQCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B25.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f-xt8_o5kFg/WQxYpOTk0YI/AAAAAAAANN4/QQ3O47RzNUYqzABbUUPT9vt3OBQd-oRSQCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B25.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CoG3fbMjRMQ/WQxZNsGai0I/AAAAAAAANNw/IRoSkITKvR0BSq3IcYhcHvlgLsu8GWGZACEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B32.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CoG3fbMjRMQ/WQxZNsGai0I/AAAAAAAANNw/IRoSkITKvR0BSq3IcYhcHvlgLsu8GWGZACEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B32.jpg\" title\u003d\"Prabang buddha statue\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vahsmSh_5qE/WQxZfoFRWII/AAAAAAAANNw/nMxMjxEZxGk-8hsqBnBxt57-ad9ErydPwCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B34.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vahsmSh_5qE/WQxZfoFRWII/AAAAAAAANNw/nMxMjxEZxGk-8hsqBnBxt57-ad9ErydPwCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B34.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang Royal Palace\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eNational Museum/Royal Palace\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Across the museum is the famous Phousi Hill where you can see the whole province of Luang Prabang from up above. This is the best spot to catch the sunset!\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n You also know what's cool? Lao people are very friendly and they think of us Filipinos as very hard working and studious. They think that because we're good at speaking English, we are intelligent. My father talked to a staff of the museum and the guy said that he has a friend that went to the Philippines. The guy's friend observed that Filipinos study very hard wherein I think was maybe ages ago.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n There are many more temples we visited but what struck me the most is Wat Xieng Thong as it is the biggest. Well, not as big as Bangkok's Grand Palace but if you will only visit one temple during your stay here in Luang Prabang, then it should be Wat Xieng Thong.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f2fOUB64L7o/WQxZuW4EE4I/AAAAAAAANNw/YCXT5BqpPjIpILunCXu6InDIXILHS_J8wCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B36.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f2fOUB64L7o/WQxZuW4EE4I/AAAAAAAANNw/YCXT5BqpPjIpILunCXu6InDIXILHS_J8wCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B36.jpg\" title\u003d\"Street of Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eStreet of Luang Prabang\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xRwCW9JfpH4/WQxY_Gb8T9I/AAAAAAAANNw/-1a57YDmJPcw5rCa4PXRtnyqf666FfSUgCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B29.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xRwCW9JfpH4/WQxY_Gb8T9I/AAAAAAAANNw/-1a57YDmJPcw5rCa4PXRtnyqf666FfSUgCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B29.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XzXUYYrlD1s/WQxYrXok5OI/AAAAAAAANNw/PTlqah5Nx-s9gJ0qXiliHvgV64fnRTWyQCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B27.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XzXUYYrlD1s/WQxYrXok5OI/AAAAAAAANNw/PTlqah5Nx-s9gJ0qXiliHvgV64fnRTWyQCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B27.jpg\" title\u003d\"sticky rice\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eSticky rice\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n It was already past noon and we haven't eaten lunch yet. Our next stop is the famous Kuang Si Falls. Another must visit in Luang Prabang. We took a van going there which was arranged for us by the guest house for 40000 kip per person. Not bad though as the place is quite far from the town center.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Of course, there were a lot of vendors and food stall. Entrance is 20000 kip per person. You just have to hike a little to get to the main falls. I don't know if this is man made or natural but whatever it is, it is beautiful. At least for me. The water is cold and refreshing. Along the path, there's also the bear rescue center. I will talk more of this in a separate blog post dedicated to Kuang Si falls alone.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n After the driver dropped us off to the city center, we hike the Phousi Hill to catch the amazing view of the sunset. And wow, it was really stunning. Add the view of the Mekong river and it is mesmerizing. Together with us are other tourists catching the sunset as well.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JuD4k836f_Y/WQxZhMcvv5I/AAAAAAAANNw/NhkS6fyzThwYKVCdU-AdNgOtGAS9aU1kACEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B33.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JuD4k836f_Y/WQxZhMcvv5I/AAAAAAAANNw/NhkS6fyzThwYKVCdU-AdNgOtGAS9aU1kACEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B33.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l15hLBMItNM/WQxaGZI8KGI/AAAAAAAANNw/ehpyWat_qVsh1xpL_4QiSlFdIx2r82lWwCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B4.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l15hLBMItNM/WQxaGZI8KGI/AAAAAAAANNw/ehpyWat_qVsh1xpL_4QiSlFdIx2r82lWwCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B4.jpg\" title\u003d\"sunset at Phousi hill\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003ePeople catching the sunset\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nbp8sv9owIc/WQxaWeljKEI/AAAAAAAANNw/Oi1yutsrjhw8np7DhHICH3JuNJ7zbO3tQCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B5.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nbp8sv9owIc/WQxaWeljKEI/AAAAAAAANNw/Oi1yutsrjhw8np7DhHICH3JuNJ7zbO3tQCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B5.jpg\" title\u003d\"Sunset at Phousi hill\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iMSMKvqf-qo/WQxY-9BDFRI/AAAAAAAANNw/1ng6E8rz0Ikq-iP5PUuIZGAhonArTGuagCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B3.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iMSMKvqf-qo/WQxY-9BDFRI/AAAAAAAANNw/1ng6E8rz0Ikq-iP5PUuIZGAhonArTGuagCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B3.jpg\" title\u003d\"The view of the Luang Prabang province from Phousi hill\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eT\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003ehe view of the Luang Prabang province from Phousi hill\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6e9erwBwwQ4/WQxYLyWpuNI/AAAAAAAANNw/lkuu-j1gvrUYLQbjIvWUeX3MVjCJy8I8gCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B2.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6e9erwBwwQ4/WQxYLyWpuNI/AAAAAAAANNw/lkuu-j1gvrUYLQbjIvWUeX3MVjCJy8I8gCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B2.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n There are two ways to climb the hill, the first flights of stairs is in front of the National Museum while the other one is across the Nam Khan river. We took the one across Nam Khan river going up then we took the stairs to National Museum going down. The view of the town was also awesome. Very peaceful.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Going down from the Phousi Hill, the vendors of the night market is already setting up their stalls. It was a looooongggg road but no one can deny, Chiang Mai's night market is still the best!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6jdfuzFa5Q0/WQxXJluZecI/AAAAAAAANNw/QlOPH1iIczcDeM2NwskE1FWkDaPhlBEsgCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B1.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6jdfuzFa5Q0/WQxXJluZecI/AAAAAAAANNw/QlOPH1iIczcDeM2NwskE1FWkDaPhlBEsgCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B1.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lU6O-vb1oB4/WQxZztcQj8I/AAAAAAAANNw/b75-s9MtMukCjHVBG-QJCG6A8wbkZI7aQCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B37.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lU6O-vb1oB4/WQxZztcQj8I/AAAAAAAANNw/b75-s9MtMukCjHVBG-QJCG6A8wbkZI7aQCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B37.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Sold here in Luang Prabang's night market are shirts, notebooks, Thai scented soaps, ref magnets, bags, and a whole lot more. And the rule of thumb? Haggle like there's no tomorrow! Lol.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wX8nzJWQMK4/WQxasF1IJdI/AAAAAAAANNw/02KCZCvT7OkN6pqA7DpiOGFOFXOV2qvAQCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B7.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wX8nzJWQMK4/WQxasF1IJdI/AAAAAAAANNw/02KCZCvT7OkN6pqA7DpiOGFOFXOV2qvAQCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B7.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OHsIuniejd4/WQxat5B5DtI/AAAAAAAANNw/wKERfF_S84wUnuaLnSMgXTx7HLIY8Bg7QCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B8.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OHsIuniejd4/WQxat5B5DtI/AAAAAAAANNw/wKERfF_S84wUnuaLnSMgXTx7HLIY8Bg7QCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B8.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S8Ww_t6ZMME/WQxarkMFIuI/AAAAAAAANNw/f5_feQBuaOYmK3AN1kpWcyF5pvIKJjGIQCEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B9.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"480\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S8Ww_t6ZMME/WQxarkMFIuI/AAAAAAAANNw/f5_feQBuaOYmK3AN1kpWcyF5pvIKJjGIQCEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B9.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N3oi43_Bb_Y/WQxW7c7Xu-I/AAAAAAAANNw/P1g3hMfSQOkISKdooX7QgvKziRON3yzxACEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B10.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N3oi43_Bb_Y/WQxW7c7Xu-I/AAAAAAAANNw/P1g3hMfSQOkISKdooX7QgvKziRON3yzxACEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B10.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Right after, we ate dinner and retire for the day. It was a long day! It feels like I've seen the whole of Luang Prabang but there's still more to discover.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n It was very tiring but it was fun looking at the locals. Knowing their culture and tasting their food. How I wish more Filipinos visit this country.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Let's not stick to the usual and explore other countries that are not famous with our fellow countrymen. I'm glad I already visited Laos. 10 or 20 years from now, who knows what this country will be. It might be the richest among ASEAN.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j2qX3yRks_Y/WQxaA72T74I/AAAAAAAANN4/gRemFqrCVkcmff9yIhRvWAKrpf_SvT_dACEw/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B38.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j2qX3yRks_Y/WQxaA72T74I/AAAAAAAANN4/gRemFqrCVkcmff9yIhRvWAKrpf_SvT_dACEw/s640/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B38.jpg\" title\u003d\"Wat Xieng Thong\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I won't forget this experience. 🙂\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n How about you? Have you visited Luang Prabang? What appeals to you the most? Leave them in the comments below! 😊💕\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003cimg alt\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos\" src\u003d\"http://i65.tinypic.com/veyq90.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang, Laos - Living in the Moment\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/feeds/5032917727424150305/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/05/welcome-to-luang-prabang-laos.html#comment-form","title":"13 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/5032917727424150305"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/5032917727424150305"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/05/welcome-to-luang-prabang-laos.html","title":"Welcome to Luang Prabang, Laos!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maaya Legaspi"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175924963575211047"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjOMHg0AVmLcjpZy8qmbyHpgkPV4x4Q0ibrw3T2WG035M3C-LPhQaxlHgzbpRR2yKGPoJvWQ2gQNBv9HYgnKtPki7fFwSbKW7zU8zCn2kYWN8CUhjWNo9iCX6IHMgQ/s220/IMG_5916.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LjS8oiET-rQ/WQxZf5F8t3I/AAAAAAAANM4/gofAk-sKQQgiNyyJmLtasErq26eP4A7nQCLcB/s72-c/Luang%2BPrabang%252C%2BLaos%2B31.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"13"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"Luang Prabang, Laos"},"georss$point":{"$t":"19.8833959 102.13468740000008"},"georss$box":{"$t":"19.8236684 102.05400640000008 19.9431234 102.21536840000007"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760548448812987226.post-5532936593234049064"},"published":{"$t":"2017-04-14T15:51:00.000+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-05-12T00:01:38.018+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Laos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vietnam"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hanoi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel misadventure"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Luang Prabang"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"South East Asia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel 2017"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"travel diaries"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Scam"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"text-align: left;\" trbidi\u003d\"on\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b9iH7XBVD0s/WOkjV6PEDCI/AAAAAAAAIWk/S8VVTwoOvJ4kz0VSmif5RNHLldMZWJw6QCLcB/s1600/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B6.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"438\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b9iH7XBVD0s/WOkjV6PEDCI/AAAAAAAAIWk/S8VVTwoOvJ4kz0VSmif5RNHLldMZWJw6QCLcB/s640/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B6.jpg\" title\u003d\"Post cards from Laos\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I'm writing this on my iPad's note app. We're currently here in Luang Prabang and it's 11:14 PM local time as I write this. (If you're reading this, I am probably already home) Well.. This is our second day touring. We're supposed to tour \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/search/label/Hanoi\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eHanoi\u003c/a\u003e, Luang Prabang, Vientiane, and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.maayalegaspi.com/search/label/Bangkok\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBangkok\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We left Hanoi this afternoon and well... This day was all sorts of misadventure. Our first day in Hanoi was fun. Really fun. We saw Hoan Kiem Lake, watched Water Puppet Show (my second time to watch, the first one was when we visited Ho Chi Minh city last 2015), watched the locals, and eat Vietnamese food.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n The food was awesome as usual. I have high regards with Vietnamese food as it is healthily yummy. They always put vegetables on everything and it's just delicious on its own. It has its own distinct Vietnamese taste than when you eat it somewhere else, you would know it's Vietnamese food. So yeah, basically our first day went smoothly. And so when we approached our second day in Hanoi, I thought it would still be as pleasant as it was on our first day.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Don't get me wrong though, I still enjoyed our second day but getting ripped off by a taxi driver who I thought was only super friendly to keep on talking and talking. Turns out he just wants to get our attention so we wouldn't look at the meter from time to time.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S-ljTOQ1fdg/WOkjEoo1VVI/AAAAAAAAIW4/kDe_bn_ZaQAOGbcVpzO_yecelKsctt6uQCEw/s1600/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B1.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S-ljTOQ1fdg/WOkjEoo1VVI/AAAAAAAAIW4/kDe_bn_ZaQAOGbcVpzO_yecelKsctt6uQCEw/s640/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B1.jpg\" title\u003d\"Streets of Hanoi\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eStreet of Hanoi\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n This kind of scam is very popular in Vietnam especially in Hanoi as taxi drivers already has reputation for always trying to rip off people. \u0026nbsp;Well, not all but I think there are a lot of them. And when I searched the internet, there are actually a lot more scams you can imagine happening in Hanoi and most of it are from taxi drivers. I must still be thankful that we only encountered one.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Everything was fine. We ate our usual breakfast buffet at the hotel. Got ready and packed our stuff, checked out since we depart for Luang Prabang for that night. We still left our bags at the reception though so we can still roam around and see different tourist sites. And since cabs in Vietnam are relatively cheap (if you hail the right ones), we thought of riding a cab to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum so we wouldn't have to walk. Our fare costs around 40000VND or roughly around P85 which was okay. This was the usual fare, average fare in other words.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We went inside the mausoleum and saw the remains of the most influential leader of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh. I'm very sure every Vietnamese people would like to visit this place to give respect. We also had coffee in a nearby coffee shop. And even though this is my second time in Vietnam, this was my first time to try their famous black coffee with condensed milk. My verdict? It is soooo good! I don't usually drink coffee but if this is what I get to drink every day, then consider me a heavy coffee drinker! \u0026lt;3\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-34sjdGY90ro/WOkjGLyQvaI/AAAAAAAAIW4/5Ikhjyz0pV4xWBbD0fkIysNZ-zys6m1lQCEw/s1600/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B3.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"430\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-34sjdGY90ro/WOkjGLyQvaI/AAAAAAAAIW4/5Ikhjyz0pV4xWBbD0fkIysNZ-zys6m1lQCEw/s640/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B3.jpg\" title\u003d\"Temple of Literature\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTemple of Literature\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I usually get active on normal 3-in-1 coffees. So just imagine how the coffee would affect me. I still had to keep calm though. And there. Right after we had our coffee and some yogurt with jelly, we then hailed a cab again going to The Temple of Literature. Me and my father were even thinking of which tourist site should we go next.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So while we're supposedly hailing a cab, a driver out of nowhere went to ask us on where are we going. Turns out his cab was parked along the street. So just like any normal taxi-tourist interaction, we rode the cab and the driver started asking questions which I thought was just normal since they just probably want to know more about the foreigners going to their place.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n My father was the one who's engaged in the conversation. While me, I was just staring at the meter and looking outside from time to time. But then, I spaced out! Demn. Maybe I was still sleepy or maybe the driver got my trust I no longer stare at the meter. And after some time, I was just shocked to see the meter already past 300000VND!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n The meter was also going up like it was a timer. It's not stopping. And when I was already ready to question the driver, he stopped the car and said we're already at the temple. Maybe he caught me staring at the meter because we're actually not yet at the temple we're supposed to go to! He just stopped the car and asked us to pay what's shown on the meter.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-__Ti_Lnmi94/WOkjj9OOpwI/AAAAAAAAIW4/M-yiK8MwIiASNY9JdRoFZ2PPYyXQHOtygCEw/s1600/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B4.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-__Ti_Lnmi94/WOkjj9OOpwI/AAAAAAAAIW4/M-yiK8MwIiASNY9JdRoFZ2PPYyXQHOtygCEw/s640/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B4.jpg\" title\u003d\"Inside Temple of Literature\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n My father was shocked too! Imagine my horror that time. That was like a trip from the airport to our hotel! I am not prepared to pay 400000VND, especially that I still want to change some of it to Lao Kip when we arrive in Luang Prabang and that all of my money are budgeted. I don't know how I would contest with the driver. We don't want to cause any fight since we're in a Foreign land. Imagine what we could have done and bought with 400000VND! It is roughly P1000+!!!\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Of course, I know these type of scams happen anywhere especially to travelers. I don't know why locals think that travelers have lots of money. Didn't they know that we spent lots of time and effort on our day\u0026nbsp;jobs just to afford traveling? And not even a luxurious one! Budget traveling to be exact. Doing these to tourists would lose the reputation of their own city.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Lucky for them, Vietnam has an amazing history and food so it can somehow make up for their behaviors. But then again, it is not right to do such thing to travelers. Or even with the locals. This is probably one of the experiences I won't forget. The taxi driver seemed so nice! I guess \"looks can be deceiving\" is always applicable anywhere and everywhere. \u003ci\u003e*sigh*\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I keep on repeating to myself on what I could've said to the driver. I could've said we were not going to pay since it's obvious that he cheated, I could've asked him to go to the nearest police station( I don't see any though). I could've raged but I was too shock to know that we're actually victims of taxi scam I only read on the internet.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I wanted to shout at the driver, get mad, get angry. My father was also angry. But no, we couldn't do anything so even though I don't want to pay. I gave him the 400000VND he easily got from us through cheap scam. What a sad day. :(\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5VEVSlTE_D4/WOkjF_SOh6I/AAAAAAAAIW4/ooPPKFj9wXwaXhrkNryIzvYn41CX0AYNgCEw/s1600/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B2.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5VEVSlTE_D4/WOkjF_SOh6I/AAAAAAAAIW4/ooPPKFj9wXwaXhrkNryIzvYn41CX0AYNgCEw/s640/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B2.jpg\" title\u003d\"Motorbikes in Hanoi\" width\u003d\"426\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMotorbikes everywhere\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n But we still got a whole day ahead of us! No time to get sad. :(\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n And when we got off? We still had to walk to go to our destination. I just wanted to get back to the hotel. I didn't want to continue touring anymore. I am not also much attentive to the details of the temple we visited. I just want to lay down and rest. Our money was already budgeted. And that 400000VND was supposed to be the money I will use to buy some souvenirs.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n I just kept thinking that the money fell from my pocket. It could have been prevented but as what others say, charge it to experience. Manila drivers have cheap scam and tricks too but Hanoi drivers are much worse! I swear. If this ever happens again to me in Vietnam, I now know what to do.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n After seeing the entirety of temple of literature, we decided to go back to the hotel and just eat our late lunch in nearby cafes. We saw a Jollibee branch so we tried it. And actually, it took us a lot of time to order because our money isn't enough to buy the stuff we want to order. Lol! We decided not to change money and withdraw anymore because we'll be departing to Luang Prabang anyway.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We just maximized the money left. And guys, Jollibee in Vietnam is kinda healthy too! They serve vegetable soup together with your chicken joy! It even has a vegetable side dish. Hope they also serve it here in Manila!\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zuPQ6pLeO8M/WOkjjwmV3aI/AAAAAAAAIW4/4wEedgGf8wQ6UP43FnxPtQ2oMyg90aNswCEw/s1600/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zuPQ6pLeO8M/WOkjjwmV3aI/AAAAAAAAIW4/4wEedgGf8wQ6UP43FnxPtQ2oMyg90aNswCEw/s640/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang.jpg\" title\u003d\"Hoan Kiem Lake\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHoan Kiem Lake\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n We took a cab again but as we went inside, my father already talked to the driver. Let's just say I got traumatized with what happened that on the cab we took going back to the hotel, I just stared at the meter. In the end, we owe him 99000VND which is still expensive compared to the ones we had on our first day. This second driver probably also trying to rip us off without being too obvious.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003ci\u003eEdit: fell asleep while writing so this is the second part. Still in Luang Prabang. About to check out in a few hours.\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So we left Hanoi that night. We arrived in \u003cb\u003eLuang Prabang\u003c/b\u003e at around past 8. We didn't have any Vietnamese dong left. And when we arrived, it seemed that all of the banks and money changers in the entirety of Laos doesn't accept Philippine Peso! Like WHAT?! I can't blame them though. Filipinos aren't fond of visiting Laos so why would they offer to change peso to Lao kip, right?\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n The only way we can have money is to withdraw again. Which we did when we arrived in the town center. BTW, Luang Prabang is a province in Laos. And even though it is a province, you can most certainly see a lot of stuff here than Vientiane, Laos' capital city.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lCLnnR0ubz0/WOkjWVCiBJI/AAAAAAAAIW4/R-LyRz--P8oIL_B00v3681eW8RVvILD1QCEw/s1600/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B5.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lCLnnR0ubz0/WOkjWVCiBJI/AAAAAAAAIW4/R-LyRz--P8oIL_B00v3681eW8RVvILD1QCEw/s640/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B5.jpg\" title\u003d\"Wat Manorom, Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n While we're waiting for our bags, we saw a mini stall that sells sim card. And while we're buying the sim card, that's where we found out they're not familiar with Philippine peso and that banks don't change it to Lao kip.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Our saver? My father still has Thai baht kept in his journal from when we backpacked in Thailand way back in 2015! Thai baht btw is accepted to everywhere in Laos. You can use it as a local currency. Same with dollars. If you buy something in the market, or just anywhere in Laos, they will just look for the exchange rate and you can pay with THB or USD.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003ci\u003eJust a side story: We also got scammed by the sim card vendor. We paid for the 3 days unlimited data, but on our second day in Laos, it expired. The vendor also said that we can use it in Thailand, but no. It's too good to be true. So in the end, we had to topped up so we can use data while in Vientiane.\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So yeah, after buying the sim card, we looked for a mode of transportation that can bring us to the town center. There are airport taxis. So we took it since it's the only one available. We paid for 250 Thai Baht which was okay? I really don't have any idea if it's the right amount as this is the only time we rode a taxi in Laos.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n In Luang Prabang, there are no taxis in the town center. Only tuktuks, and tuktuks that claimed to be a taxi. We managed to get through the night with only the Thai baht my father has.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iSNOneti6ag/WOkjja8FHBI/AAAAAAAAIW4/ot2se1lKAo0BEMyOWhcgvyFiWW2F944GgCEw/s1600/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B7.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iSNOneti6ag/WOkjja8FHBI/AAAAAAAAIW4/ot2se1lKAo0BEMyOWhcgvyFiWW2F944GgCEw/s640/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B7.jpg\" title\u003d\"Luang Prabang\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So how did we managed to have cash in Laos? ATM withdrawal. Not bad. The bank\u0026nbsp;charges P150 per international withdrawal which I don't know if it's already a good practice or not. But the thing is, at least we managed to get some cash or else we'll rot in Luang Prabang without having any means to change money.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Learn from our mistakes and research if your local currency can be exchanged to Lao Kip if you're planning to go here. If you're still aren't sure after thorough research, \u003cb\u003eit is best to change your money to USD before flying here.\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Thank God for ATMs! Oh well. So now we have cash, we continued with exploring Luang Prabang as planned. Our itinerary on our first day was to go to Kuang Si falls on the afternoon. This falls we're talking about is a must see in when Luang Prabang. I won't talk much about that here.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n What happened was, after we explored the whole Kuang Si area, we ate a snack at one of the stalls nearby. Well, we haven't had decent lunch for that day yet because we're running late for the pickup time so we just moved the eating part on a later time which is our afternoon snack. We had pork bbq btw.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cwUYK-vuFUU/WPB6xNfTfhI/AAAAAAAAIX4/DJ4btALd87YGZdClhM15D7qZdJ2iUqcCQCLcB/s1600/Luang%2BPrabang.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cwUYK-vuFUU/WPB6xNfTfhI/AAAAAAAAIX4/DJ4btALd87YGZdClhM15D7qZdJ2iUqcCQCLcB/s640/Luang%2BPrabang.jpg\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n \u003ci\u003eKanom Krok (Grilled coconut pancake)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So while eating, I was also organizing my stuff and my bag and also looking at some Instax photos I took during the trip. There's this pouch where I put all the flyers, brochures, basically everything that has to do with paper that's given to us during the trip. I'm keeping those as souvenirs.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n It was cool only that my passport was also kept in this pouch. So while fixing my stuff, I apparently forgot to put the pouch back into my bag. And you know what makes it worse? The fact that I haven't noticed my passport/pouch is missing until the staff from the stall gave it back to me!\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Good thing though is that after we left their stall, we went to buy drinks to another stall. And they were looking for me the whole time! They knew that I won't be able to go back to Manila if I don't have my passport. Guess my good karma is at work. And luckily, these good people are the ones who saw it because if not, who knows what will happen next. I might still be in Laos preparing and fixing documents/papers for a new passport. Imagine what a hassle it could be.\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Lesson learned! Always get a hold of your passport and check your belongings before leaving! But aside from all these stuff, there are many more things that happened. I guess every travel has its good and bad, especially for backpackers. But if you will ask me, I don't regret anything. Only lessons learned and stories to tell. :)\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n So guys, please don't make the same mistakes!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n Safe travels!\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003c/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n \u003cimg alt\u003d\"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\" src\u003d\"http://i65.tinypic.com/veyq90.jpg\" title\u003d\"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/feeds/5532936593234049064/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/04/from-getting-ripped-off-in-hanoi-to.html#comment-form","title":"11 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/5532936593234049064"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3760548448812987226/posts/default/5532936593234049064"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.maayalegaspi.com/2017/04/from-getting-ripped-off-in-hanoi-to.html","title":"From Getting Ripped off in Hanoi to Struggling to Change Money and Almost Losing my Passport in Luang Prabang"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Maaya Legaspi"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175924963575211047"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjOMHg0AVmLcjpZy8qmbyHpgkPV4x4Q0ibrw3T2WG035M3C-LPhQaxlHgzbpRR2yKGPoJvWQ2gQNBv9HYgnKtPki7fFwSbKW7zU8zCn2kYWN8CUhjWNo9iCX6IHMgQ/s220/IMG_5916.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b9iH7XBVD0s/WOkjV6PEDCI/AAAAAAAAIWk/S8VVTwoOvJ4kz0VSmif5RNHLldMZWJw6QCLcB/s72-c/Hanoi%2B-%2BLuang%2BPrabang%2B6.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"11"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"Luang Prabang, Laos"},"georss$point":{"$t":"19.8833959 102.13468740000008"},"georss$box":{"$t":"19.8236684 102.05400640000008 19.9431234 102.21536840000007"}}]}});