Luang Prabang: Day 4
And, so here are photos from Luang Prabang, the last stop on our Laos itinerary. Of all the places in Laos that we visited, Luang Prabang was definitely my favorite.
It had a charming French colonial feel to it, thankfully preserved as a Unesco World Heritage site, and a slow, relaxed pace with the Mekong River on one side and the Nam Khan [river] on the other. Sleepy houses painted in muted colors added to the “trapped in time” feel.
Speaking of color, I’d also like to add that I can’t get over how pretty the banana flower’s color is. I’m not even sure what you’d call this color. Not quite purple, not quite red. Just banana-flower-colored! Think Crayola® will use that in the next special box of crayons marketed to Southeast Asia?!
And, now for a lack of color except for one turquoise umbrella! All things graphic design are turned off for now, so I didn’t take this photo with the intention, or thought for color. Just with the intent of taking a picture of Andy watching the Mekhong river go by. Lucky coincidence! That, by the way, is Andy down on the Mekhong River after visiting Wat Xi Thong. It rained a whole lot in Vang Vieng and drizzled a whole lot in Luang Phabang.
We stayed at the Baan Lakkham. As a matter of fact, I think we were the only ones, so the owner and her younger brother were incredibly attentive. We also got a low-season discount. This guest house isn’t written up in the Lonely Planet book (yet) but it definitely should be. It’s south of the Apsara Guesthouse in the northern part of the Luang Phabang peninsula.
