Too Chilled Out To Leave.

Another day in Lumang Prabang, and the talk about when we leave has hardly come up. We know now that we have emailed the UN, we have a week to get down to the capital. So that should motivate us to get off our arses.

The problem is that this place is so laid-back, such a slow pace of life, that it infects you with that same way of going about things. Or not going about things, as the case maybe.

Last night we went back to the "arty-farty" book shop, and watched a movie upstairs in their chill-out bit. The place leaves you with a very mellow feeling. All housed in dark wood timber house, the downstairs is filled with books to buy, exchange or borrow. A small staircase takes you up to the laid-back chill-out area, lot of cushions and low tables. Here you can eat, read or just relax to the mellow vibes wafting from the music system. Anything from Edith Piaf, through Zion Train, all the way to Dead Can Dance. (How happy was I to hear Dead Can Dance being played.) Just off the National Geographic lined chill-out space is the Art Gallery, with a current exhibition by a local female artist.

The place is so good we went again this morning for breakfast. We borrowed books on Laos, got ourselves a pot of Lao Coffee and were away. We've decided it would be good to try and improve on the couple of words of Lao that we have picked up. We are hoping that a friendly monk may help us out on this one, as pronunciation is a hard one to get your head (and mouth) around, you could end up saying something totally different to what you wanted.

It is soooooo... HOT! Today. Hence why we are in an internet place with air-con, just to get a break from the scorching heat. Anyway, we are off now, nice temple we want to check out. And maybe that friendly monk somewhere along the way.

By the way... You can't hire motorbikes in Laos. Not that we would anyway, but if you do want to, then you can "borrow" one from somebody. Maybe then you could give them some money for "petrol". If the police catch you on one then you have to get them to ring your "friend" who you "borrowed" the bike off, to confirm that it is true that you just "borrowed" it for a bit.