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| Lunch in Laos - beautiful setting, three course lunch |
Sunday, February 24 Vietnam to Laos
Today we were off to the airport and on the
bus by 8 AM. It's a pretty painless way to travel, this lovely private jet. Our flight crew had
oriental cheongsam outfits made overnight while we were in Vietnam – The all looked lovely.
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| Our flight crew - all decked out in creations from Vietnam |
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| Our Nat Geo trip private jet on the tarmac in Luang PraBang, Laos |
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| Airport in Laos (just kidding - this one was scrapped 4 years ago after the Chinese built them a new one |
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| The real, and new, airport in Luang Prabang |
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| Off the plane and ready to tackle Laos |
The landing in Luang PraBang was beautiful – many karst hills/mini mountains and river valley. We deplaned around 12:30 and headed to an outdoor restaurant for lunch - the Manda de Laos. We were seated in a gorgeous setting built around pond garden. They served us a sampling of Laotian food - four different appetizers and four different entrees to try. Mostly good, but some hard to eat (e.g., fish steamed in banana leaves). We had a cream puff with ice cream for dessert – apparently the French influence.
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| Beautiful setting for our first meal in Luang PraBang |
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| Monet would feel right at home here |
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| Our group is over 70 people - we fill most places to capacity |
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| Can't complain - it's a marvelous trip and we're finally starting to relax |
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