Luang Prabang - a place for dreamers?

I read a quote in Lonely Planet's LAOS book that was taken from a woman's journal written in 1909.

Martha Bassene wrote this:

Will Luang Prabang be, in our century of exact scientists, of quick profits, of victory by money, the refuge of the last dreamers, the last lovers, the last troubadours?

Almost 110 years later, I think she nailed it! I think the answer is yes.

Fish eating Feet

Yesterday I tried this thing they have here.........

You put your feet in this big fish tank. 

All these little fish - about 1 -1.5 inches long - then attack your feet. 

What they do is they eat your dead skin!!! 

OMG that was the weirdest feeling ever..... 

You can leave them in for 10 minutes or 30 minutes. 

For my first time I thought 10 minutes was enough.  $5 for 10 min. 

Such an odd feeling and then to watch them noshing on your feet, ankles and shins... seriously crazy stuff. 

Just the kind of thing I am doing with my days. 

weirdest airline snack ever

4 words I never thought I would see strung together.

Have a look!

And I tried them. Really quite bland in fact.

Kind of spoiled the whole thing!

Selfie at Siem Reap

sunrise at Angkor Wat.... this selfie thing may just catch on! look at how much fun I am having. 

battambang or ?

Sitting here on my pool side terrace after my 2 hour swim ...

chatted in the pool for about 1.5 hrs. with a couple - he is French and she is Australian. Met in OZ and now she is on 1 year sabbatical from work to travel for 3 months in SE Asia and then going to France to see what happens!

writing up diary and labelling photos.

listening to CHUMFM on the computer - Roger Darren and Marilyn due to time difference.! Traffic on the DVP this morning - Gardiner closed for the Indy this coming weekend...

just need a DIET COKE with ICE and this would be heaven.
Oh wait, there is my drink just now!
Let's give thanks Balinese style!

and, oh yes, watching Ally McBeal on TV on my 42" HD TV.

Singapore is about signs.

Many of  the public notices are in 4 languages - English, Malaysian, Hindi and Arabic.

But just to make sure everyone understands the government also uses graphics!

I can speak Cambodian now!

Well, only been here 3 days and already I have 3 words now in my repertoire.

Sousdey  is hello or good morning.

Leehi   is goodbye

Aucun is thank you.

Spelling them phonetically so you can all pick up the  language!
That is about it as the temperature continues to hover around 37C.