Luang Prabang - Trip Report
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whoops...
My husband just informed me that I made an error on the LP report. We saw Lao soldiers....not Cambodian soldiers. Sigh--- guess my mind was just thinking ahead.
By the way, we just flew home to Hanoi after a week in Siem Reap. I am staying at a University campus and parts of the campus are totally under water. Taxi had to try three different entrances to campus before we finally found a clear route.
I walked to the Geography Department to reclaim my laptop--I left it locked up there while gone. The building has about a half meter of water in it. They have put boards, brick and blocks along the bottom floor so you can get to the upper floors. As I was walking along a wooden "gangway" above the water, I saw the Dean of Agriculture with his pants rolled up to mid-thigh and shoes held high. He was walking into his building--which is much worse than Geography.
The market where I get most of my fruits and veggies is gone.....nothing there! I read that the rural areas were hit very hard and the people cannot get into the cities to sell their goods. I looked in another location and a route that typically has 10-15 people selling fruits and vegetables only had two selling today. I didn't check prices, but I imagine they are very high.
Quite a change from LP and Siem Reap!
My husband just informed me that I made an error on the LP report. We saw Lao soldiers....not Cambodian soldiers. Sigh--- guess my mind was just thinking ahead.
By the way, we just flew home to Hanoi after a week in Siem Reap. I am staying at a University campus and parts of the campus are totally under water. Taxi had to try three different entrances to campus before we finally found a clear route.
I walked to the Geography Department to reclaim my laptop--I left it locked up there while gone. The building has about a half meter of water in it. They have put boards, brick and blocks along the bottom floor so you can get to the upper floors. As I was walking along a wooden "gangway" above the water, I saw the Dean of Agriculture with his pants rolled up to mid-thigh and shoes held high. He was walking into his building--which is much worse than Geography.
The market where I get most of my fruits and veggies is gone.....nothing there! I read that the rural areas were hit very hard and the people cannot get into the cities to sell their goods. I looked in another location and a route that typically has 10-15 people selling fruits and vegetables only had two selling today. I didn't check prices, but I imagine they are very high.
Quite a change from LP and Siem Reap!
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In response to the price of the duvet covers:
I purchased two white covers with blue flowers in the morning market. I didn't realize until the night market what a great deal I got. I bought another blue one with white flowers and a touch of red that evening.
Morning market: 2 duvet/bedspreads were 280,000 for two or about $32.
Evening market: 1 duvet/bedspread was 230,000 or about $28.
I tried and tried to match my morning price in the evening. I went beyond the typical eye rolling and calculator punching...and walked away twice. No go on a cheaper price. At that point my husband was the one rolling his eyes. He tactfully mentioned that I was only talking about $10 or so and that he would be the one getting nasty if I didn't just buy one. I did...and hindsight is that I am happy with our purchases and think that the seller at the morning market either made a mistake or was just needing the money.
I purchased two white covers with blue flowers in the morning market. I didn't realize until the night market what a great deal I got. I bought another blue one with white flowers and a touch of red that evening.
Morning market: 2 duvet/bedspreads were 280,000 for two or about $32.
Evening market: 1 duvet/bedspread was 230,000 or about $28.
I tried and tried to match my morning price in the evening. I went beyond the typical eye rolling and calculator punching...and walked away twice. No go on a cheaper price. At that point my husband was the one rolling his eyes. He tactfully mentioned that I was only talking about $10 or so and that he would be the one getting nasty if I didn't just buy one. I did...and hindsight is that I am happy with our purchases and think that the seller at the morning market either made a mistake or was just needing the money.
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glsd to hear that you liked the lotus villa. we are going to lp in march, and had just booked it based on reviews on trip advisor. although, i got a slightly cheaper rate through a hotel booking website than through the hotel itself.
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