Sojourn in Luang Prabang |
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The streets of Luang Prabang are teeming with European and American tourists with a sprinkle of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. They quietly walk the streets--some biking their way around, some backpacking into the mountains and caves. The streets are lined with French cafés and stores selling local products, mostly woven cloth. Occasionally, a Mercedez Benz passes obtrusively by, providing a sharp contrast to droves of orange-clad young buddhist monks roaming around, and local people in bicycles, and scooters.
The young buddhist monks outnumber the tourists. Monks sprouted in the streets like wildflowers, walking, walking, walking, seemingly with neither destination nor origin.
A whole street block comes alive when the night market opens with vendors slapping paper money on top of their goods for luck, tourists eating cheap barbecues and spicy vegetables on make-shift dining tables, and buyers negotiating prices.
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mekong river, river khan, the children's cultural center, the many, many temples that dot the entire place, and the french cafes. i love hanging out in the market, of course--there are just too many weaves and crafts to buy!
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| What's really great: |
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tumtum cheng guesthouse, the french cafes, the temples and the mekong river
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mekong river
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tumtum cheng guesthouse
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none
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none
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le cafe ban vat sene
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Published on Thursday April 29th, 2004 by spirit
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