sounds - "cling cling" n marketplaz

                 EVERYBODY CYCLES IN LUANG PRABANG ...

test drive 

       ....   and so did our brave ladies !! ...
   and heading the way is our brave lass Elaine Augustine.... little did they know they are on a ONE-WAY road and they are on the OPPOSITE SIDE !!!!...O M G !!! thank goodness they made it back after 20km around town.... very brave indeed.

Nergish cant find the pedals ?

and OFF THEY GO !!

oops ...taking a break after 3 mins !?

posing for the camera, of course.

back to hotel with a grand finale !! you hav to ask Nergish for details.

Of course more pics on their cycling adventures but too "ugly" to post on this blog.
for eg...

cheating ! do you call this  " cycling " ?

and more pictures of  morning and night markets...

so we go marketing...  

morning market 5am -9am

live beetle bugs, prob for grilling

sausages

more bugs and little crabs. Crabs for Lao salad

little crabs, rats and maggots

mini garlic, delicious for roasting

chilli ? you want how much??

dried FROGS

LIVE FROGS !! hmm..cant imagine how to cook them..

chilli and morning glories

I WANT THAT ONE !

this is the conversation at the morning market :
PenangGirls: how much ?
Lao girl: 10000kip
PenangGirls:  no la..."pang pang"
Lao girl : no!
PenangGirl: ok ok 6000kip
Lao girl: cannot. how much you giv?
PenangGirl: ok ok 8000kip!
Lao girl:  no! 10000kip
PenangGirl: can la, little bit cheapcheap
....and so it went on... and on and on and on.....and on...

After half an hour, its SOLD !!!! at 9000 kip .
ha ha ha ha..rm0.40c cheaper ,  after all that ! ...



In Vientiane dry market, the girls went crazy with the " ting ting tong tong "

Night Market 5pm - 11pm every night

Artists talk

 

Steps down from Phousi Hill 

20 min climb up the stairs to the Phousi Hill to view the sunset. We found it a bit overstated and disappointed. But here's the view of Luang Prabang below.

the view of Luang Prabang from Phousi Hill

waiting for the sunset up at Phousi Hill