We arrive in the capital of Laos about 2pm, drive about half an hour to our lovely Salana hotel where we are greeted by yet another goreous Lao lady, a cool fruit drink, check in and decide we don't (well, I don't) like our room by the elevator and stairs on the road side. I am taken to a room on the 45th flooor at the end of the corridor overlooking the lovely temple next door, what's not to like!
I've lost a crown so ask to be directed to an emergency dentist. They work all day at the hospital, not much demand for dentists, so they start work at 5pm.
We corral a tuktuk (probaby overpaying by twice) as I don't fancy walking 15-20 minutes to a place I don't know. We show the map to tuktuk driver and he gets us there toute suite, in about 5 minutes. I get straight in to see a nice young dentist, who tells me to go see my dentist as soon as I get home to get it replaced. It's actually on the list, but it's more urget now. n half an hour, I am fixed upl don't eat more sticky rice! And don' chew anything for an hour. Cost US$10, but paid in kip.
While I settled into our lovely AC room, Ted has been out reconnoitering, his forte! We get back to read a bit then off to the recommended restaurant, best in town, bu we are already too late for a table outdoors. Inside it is stinking hot, there are fans but not much use. We order food. I order NO chili but it comes imposible for me to eat. But I eat the crudities they serve with the hot (not on the menu) bamboo/ginger dip and Ted enjoys it. My crispy shrimp and tempura bass? (is that basil?) leaves are nice, but the salad with it again too hot for me. Ted's red pumpkin curry is full of tofu, but good enough for him to be wiping of the sweat running down behind his ears. In LP we were told Lao food is not hot, just what you add personally, doesn't seem to be the case here. Maybe I'll have to esort to western food, I hope not...
After we chat to the French people at the next table asking about French patisseries. They are from Montreal! We are close. We follow their French directions, but get off track as we end up in the evening market along the Mekong, local market, crap from China, nothing of interest to us.Backtracking to our hotel, we see one couple in the nice AC hotel restaurant, and the staff on duty tell us how we missed the bakeries. We'll find them tomorrow.
Its stinking hot here, I am sure over 100. I have soaked my clothes this evening and head home for a shower and early bed. We obviously have to get up early now to miss the hot part of the day. David said get out by 5am (yerks, I didnt even know it existed) come back around 10am, snooze read, etc. to 4pm then go out again. Still too hot here I'm sure.
I've lost a crown so ask to be directed to an emergency dentist. They work all day at the hospital, not much demand for dentists, so they start work at 5pm.
We corral a tuktuk (probaby overpaying by twice) as I don't fancy walking 15-20 minutes to a place I don't know. We show the map to tuktuk driver and he gets us there toute suite, in about 5 minutes. I get straight in to see a nice young dentist, who tells me to go see my dentist as soon as I get home to get it replaced. It's actually on the list, but it's more urget now. n half an hour, I am fixed upl don't eat more sticky rice! And don' chew anything for an hour. Cost US$10, but paid in kip.
While I settled into our lovely AC room, Ted has been out reconnoitering, his forte! We get back to read a bit then off to the recommended restaurant, best in town, bu we are already too late for a table outdoors. Inside it is stinking hot, there are fans but not much use. We order food. I order NO chili but it comes imposible for me to eat. But I eat the crudities they serve with the hot (not on the menu) bamboo/ginger dip and Ted enjoys it. My crispy shrimp and tempura bass? (is that basil?) leaves are nice, but the salad with it again too hot for me. Ted's red pumpkin curry is full of tofu, but good enough for him to be wiping of the sweat running down behind his ears. In LP we were told Lao food is not hot, just what you add personally, doesn't seem to be the case here. Maybe I'll have to esort to western food, I hope not...
After we chat to the French people at the next table asking about French patisseries. They are from Montreal! We are close. We follow their French directions, but get off track as we end up in the evening market along the Mekong, local market, crap from China, nothing of interest to us.Backtracking to our hotel, we see one couple in the nice AC hotel restaurant, and the staff on duty tell us how we missed the bakeries. We'll find them tomorrow.
Its stinking hot here, I am sure over 100. I have soaked my clothes this evening and head home for a shower and early bed. We obviously have to get up early now to miss the hot part of the day. David said get out by 5am (yerks, I didnt even know it existed) come back around 10am, snooze read, etc. to 4pm then go out again. Still too hot here I'm sure.
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