Don Chan Palace

... fruits and vegetables create an aroma that literally chases you away.  We walked along the river and stumbled upon the Don Chan Palace hotel.  It's an enormous high rise (the only one in Vientiane) that was advertising 2 for 1 happy hour.  ...

... and find a club. Richard made the mistake of asking a tuk tuk driver who took us miles out of town to a 5* hotel (Don Chan Palace, http://www.donchanpalacelaopdr.com/main.php).  It was quite pricey entry but we were told it included a drink of beer.& ...

... was blurry) so Beth could read her emails and we find a club to go to. We then get a tuk tuk to the Don Chan palace hotel (where the club was). We notice that flip flops aren't allowed so aaron cleverly pulls his trousers down to cover them (genius- he ...

... (¨Lack of funds¨ would be the best way to sum up my time in South America.) The actual structures in the restored palace look alright, but the decorations and statues haven't been recreated and nothing's been repainted. So you're basically in a 1:1 scale ...

... in the center of Chan Chan. There is only one entrance through the massive, thick adobe walls that surround this palace for protection. We first explored a wide plaza where religious ceremonies used to be held. Human sacrifices were held on an ...