3 days in Luang Prabang - day 1

I only knew the day before that we were going to Lao again - this time it was Luang Prabang and not for a visa (last time).

Luang Prabang airport was old style and very small - I got a visa on arrival (not been asked about my race recently) and then got a new SIM card for the telephone - for Swarm and Instagram.

Our first stop was the Lunagprabang River Lodge and we went out for a walk after having a quick shower - on returning we found that the safe was not safe.

We were adjacent to the Mekong River and it was a quite spectacular site - lovely.

Then something for lunch - we found Zurich Bread Artisan Bakery - delicious.

Then we wondered through the town - a lovely place and very interesting.

We visited a Wat nearby - Wat Suwanannaphumaha - very nice.

Then Wat Xieng Thong.

We all needed a drink so we stopped at Belle Rive - a wonderful view here.

On returning to the River Lodge my family had showers whilst I had a beer.

Then my wife was contacted by a friend and we moved to a place that they had in the village - Dennie's - next to the Celadon place.

Then it was time for dinner at La Rosa - a wonderful Italian Restaurant - then an early night because we needed to get up for the monks...