laos

we're in laos now! luang prabang to be exact. we were sad to leave cambodia, as we only saw a very, very small part of the country.

we want to say happy birthday to all the november birthdays. there are a lot of you out there! gae, elijah, stephanie, barbara, ginny, wei, lauren, denise....i'm sure there are more, so sorry if i forgot anyone!

and happy anniversary to rich and gae! i know we're early on that one, but as long as we're celebrating....

after a tasty breakfast of traditional beef stew at the soup dragon (thanks for the recommendation, daniela!) we checked out of our hotel and took a tuk-tuk (motorcycle-drawn carriage) to the airport. it's so much fun to travel in such style! the siem reap airport is so nice and clean and small and manageable. our flight was very quick and easy. the luang prabang airport was even smaller and we had no problem getting a taxi into town.

this city is nothing like any of the other places we've been in asia. it is an interesting mix between colonial europe and a slightly modern southeast asian city. it's very clean. people so far seem to be very nice. it has some beautiful architecture and a lot of pagodas. we've only been here for the afternoon, so i'm sure there's a lot more to see and do. we walked around for a bit, grabbed some dinner. we're excited to see what this town has to offer!

hope you are all doing well!