Stuffing my face in Luang Prabang

People seem to be interested in food and drink, so here's some random drinking and eating photos from Luang Prabang.

Down the street from our hotel was a hotel with a lotus pond. And happy hour specials from 5pm - 7pm.

As it began to get dark the staff lit candles around the walkways, it was very pretty.

We all went to dinner one night and three of us shared a bottle of local fruit wine. It was very sweet. I like sweet but I wasn't a fan of this.

Laap, a Lao dish.

We met this guy selling yummy little coconut cakes on the street near the night market. Luang Prabang has a HUGE handicraft night market that runs every night and is jam packed with vendors. It is the place for souvenirs, clothing and decorative items. I almost redid my bedroom because of some gorgeous embroidered bedspreads and cushion covers I found there.

Anyway, he makes this delicious treats, which are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. And he speaks excellent English. He is quite a nice guy, and gave us lots of freebies.

One night we were invited into the home of a local family for dinner. We had quite a variety of dishes...local sausage, laap, a curry dish, salad, fried breaded eggplant, and a few others I can't recall.

And fresh mango for dessert.

Luang Prabang is a pretty laid back town, since it has a midnight curfew, most bars close at 1130. But there are certainly no shortage of places to sit and have a drink after the night market closes at 10pm.