Don Chan Palace

... rotten 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 ...

... parts of the city (the residential part where the locals live) and passed by the night market. Along the way, we passed Don Chan palace, Japanese/Laos project sign for improvement, a Japanese bonsai garden park, and a hospital. The most notable was a sign ...

... Suddenly the girls seemed less attractive, dangerous even. Everyone was really friendly though and we ended the night in Don Chan palace, the only establishment open after midnight (because it is owned by the government). The next morning we bade ...

... 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 ...

... screen 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 ...

... of Scotland :-) So off course we went out with them...Brent was paying so a bottle of Gin was purchased inside a the Don Chan Palace Hotel...now the hotel itself was stunning...MASSIVE CHRISTMAS TREE, felt so festive, and had a club on its top ...

... to bed!  So we asked the bar man if there was anywhere else open & we were told to get a tuk tuk to Don Chan Palace. This was probably the most expensive hotel in the city but on the 4th floor was a nightclub!  We were the only westerner's ...

... . (¨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 ...

... miles 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 ...

... worship this statue was fascinating. We then decided to leave this part of the temple and head to the other parts of the grand palace but firstly I needed some more water and food, I was starting to flake out in the heat but no drama, after some gatorade ...

... a street market on Soi 23 that became our culinary stomping ground.  We toured Siam Square, Taling Chan Floating Market, Kho San Road, The Golden Palace and attended a Thai boxing match.  You're never too far from temples and Buddhist statues ...

... so you shouldn't be either.   Upon leaving the restaurant we wander aimlessly up and down quaint side streets before heading for Don Chan. The name may be a bit misleading but it's not the name of a Chinese/ Italian mobster or Don Quixote's Asian ...

... sprayed water around the place in a scene that wouldn't be out of place in the Terminator! We then headed to Don Chan's Palace, a huge 5 star hotel complex with a techno club and had a wee dance. Having lost Luke, we then found him in the ...

... Lao the place closes down at 11pm, so we asked around looking for somewhere with a late bar. We were recommended to go to the Chan Palace Hotel which has a disco, so off we headed. Disco should be used in the loosest sense of the word, and the place was ...

... which was ordered rather clumsily with the aid of our still-developing ESL teacher hand signals. In the afternoon, we visited the Wan Chan Palace, where we climbed the solitary beauty peak in the sweltering heat for a view over the gorgeous city and the ...

... place and it still is. I stayed there courtesy of Lan Airlines. The avenue from the Grand Bolivia to the President’s Palace is a pedestrian mall.....just like malls everywhere, except that the shops are in old Spanish buildings. This adds a certain ...

... the Shiatsu massage we subjected ourselves to performed by blind masseuses, (is it really meant to be so painful????) the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda were awesome and dinner at Friends restaurant with their excellent tapas menu. (Jamie Oliver style, ...

... another RPCV here and in 5 days we were able to hit all major attractions (the Blue Mosque, the Aya Sofya, the Topkapi palace, a stroll down the Istiklal caddesi, the Basilica Cistern, the Grand Bazaar, the Bosporus cruise – all of them good and ...

... cliffsides surrounding me.  The perfect stage and backdrop!  Felt good to dance again! Returned back to the zoo and insect palace, packed up, had a quick bite to eat and hopped a ferry to Krabi (gra-bee).  Scored once again with the ...

... yrs ago, was laotian (her dad is chinese), and came from the captial city - vientiane, or as it should be called, wieng chan. her uncle still lives there, retired from the police, with his wife, children and grandchildren. the bulk of the family live in ...