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<blockquote data-quote="nikhuzlan" data-source="post: 542260" data-attributes="member: 19744"><p><strong>Day 17, Friday, 22april2011 </strong> </p><p></p><p><strong>A City of 140,000 including the surrounding area, Luang Prabang is about 440kms from Vientiane. </strong></p><p><strong>This ancient capital of Laos was founded more than 1,500 years ago. </strong></p><p><strong>When Laos achieved independence, the king of Luang Prabang, Sisavang Vong, became the head of state for the Kingdom of Laos. </strong></p><p><strong>Luang Prabang has, throughout history , seen various forces passing through, from Regional Warlords to Vichy French in recent times. </strong></p><p><strong>Even the Khmers got a slice of the action in the 16th century. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Amongst the first cities to be given a UN Heritage status, Luang Prabang is untypically </strong></p><p><strong>Laos, with clean well maintained streets. The buildings and rest houses have an air of rustic calmness that does not seem contrived. </strong></p><p><strong>The kind of tourist in Luang Prabang is also a little different, the 'softer' non-backpacker types </strong></p><p><strong>with money can be seen toting DSLRs taking street pictures. </strong></p><p><strong>This is probably due to the better infrastructure which includes a proper airport that can even accomodate regional jets and turboprops.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Food is equal in price as upmarket Kuala Lumpur, which is expensive compared to what Laos has to offer. </strong></p><p><strong>A street sandwich goes for USD3.50 from a street vendor. Restaurant food is as pricey as Bangkok downtown rates. </strong></p><p><strong>I find Chiangmai cheaper than Luang Prabang. They prefer US Dollars here, pushing prices even higher.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>We stayed here for two nights, and I took the chance to walk around town on the free day.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Breakfast at our guesthouse. Good wifi so we hung around here for a bit,</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420034.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Market scene no different from the rest of Indo China.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420035.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Street vendor selling what looks like 'apam balik' </strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420036.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>USD5 per shot. Cures all. Make man stronger. Make woman hungrier. Probably can stop a war. </strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420029.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Signs that amuse</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420037.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>The Blue House that's actually white.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420039.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Lunch by the Mekong</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420038.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Pictures of guestshouses in Luang Prabang.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420040.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420041.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420042.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>The obligatory Mekong sunset shot.....</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420043.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>As night falls the street market wakes up.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420044.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Food looks good, freshly cooked ready to eat.....</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420045.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420046.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Adventurous 'farangs' street dining</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420047.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>We wanted to have supper here</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420048.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Eventually we decided to have it here</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420049.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Tomorrow its a short 200km ride to Vang Vieng,set amidst the Karst scenery, praying for good visibility....</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>end, Day 17, Friday, 22april2011 </strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nikhuzlan, post: 542260, member: 19744"] [b]Day 17, Friday, 22april2011 [/b] [b]A City of 140,000 including the surrounding area, Luang Prabang is about 440kms from Vientiane. This ancient capital of Laos was founded more than 1,500 years ago. When Laos achieved independence, the king of Luang Prabang, Sisavang Vong, became the head of state for the Kingdom of Laos. Luang Prabang has, throughout history , seen various forces passing through, from Regional Warlords to Vichy French in recent times. Even the Khmers got a slice of the action in the 16th century. Amongst the first cities to be given a UN Heritage status, Luang Prabang is untypically Laos, with clean well maintained streets. The buildings and rest houses have an air of rustic calmness that does not seem contrived. The kind of tourist in Luang Prabang is also a little different, the 'softer' non-backpacker types with money can be seen toting DSLRs taking street pictures. This is probably due to the better infrastructure which includes a proper airport that can even accomodate regional jets and turboprops. Food is equal in price as upmarket Kuala Lumpur, which is expensive compared to what Laos has to offer. A street sandwich goes for USD3.50 from a street vendor. Restaurant food is as pricey as Bangkok downtown rates. I find Chiangmai cheaper than Luang Prabang. They prefer US Dollars here, pushing prices even higher. We stayed here for two nights, and I took the chance to walk around town on the free day. Breakfast at our guesthouse. Good wifi so we hung around here for a bit,[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420034.jpg[/IMG] [b]Market scene no different from the rest of Indo China.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420035.jpg[/IMG] [b]Street vendor selling what looks like 'apam balik' [/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420036.jpg[/IMG] [b]USD5 per shot. Cures all. Make man stronger. Make woman hungrier. Probably can stop a war. [/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420029.jpg[/IMG] [b]Signs that amuse[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420037.jpg[/IMG] [b]The Blue House that's actually white.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420039.jpg[/IMG] [b]Lunch by the Mekong[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420038.jpg[/IMG] [b]Pictures of guestshouses in Luang Prabang.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420040.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420041.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420042.jpg[/IMG] [b]The obligatory Mekong sunset shot.....[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420043.jpg[/IMG] [b]As night falls the street market wakes up.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420044.jpg[/IMG] [b]Food looks good, freshly cooked ready to eat.....[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420045.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420046.jpg[/IMG] [b]Adventurous 'farangs' street dining[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420047.jpg[/IMG] [b]We wanted to have supper here[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420048.jpg[/IMG] [b]Eventually we decided to have it here[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/20110417%20JW%20pt2/20110420049.jpg[/IMG] [b]Tomorrow its a short 200km ride to Vang Vieng,set amidst the Karst scenery, praying for good visibility....[/b] [b]end, Day 17, Friday, 22april2011 [/b] [/QUOTE]
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