Lao Plaza

... Cold bottles of Lao beer on the Mekong sunset strip of bars and restaurants 7 Lots of cakes at bakeries and also at the luxurious Lao Plaza Hotel where they have the Thai Enghlish papers and also a cake happy hour from 5-6 each day. After 3 nights of ...

... uncomfortable night we decided that we were going to change hotels. We took a quick walk around the corner and stumbled across the Lao Plaza...looked pretty flash so went back to our guesthouse, packed up and made a quick getaway. As we were walking to ...

... 4 shrines around the first level. It is painted in gold and has lotus flower petals around the edges. Our hotel was 5 star, the Lao Plaza. Very comfortable but they tried to put us in a room which reeked of smoke at first. However, the quickly accomodated ...

... losing a wallet, hiring bikes, popping into the museum, finding a wallet (in our room!!) and hanging out by the pool at the Lao Plaza.. (not that the weather has been great but its been lovely to have a swim). So thats Laos done really. Its defintiely ...

... walking around and checking out some wats & monasteries, and then we returned to Opera, the Italian place on the fountain plaza, for dinner. The meal was excellent, despite the fact that it was expensive by local standards. We slept late on Sunday, ...

... snap cuddle-shots of the happy couples with Lao pop music blaring from speakers hidden around what is very much a Latin-style plaza. We see no begging and precious little poverty here where it wouldn’t take much to think yourself in a mini-Bangkok, ...

... George Washingtons and breakfast included, (cable tv, AC, and hot water shower). A hop, skip and jump from the Fountain Plaza. On the square one may enjoy French food at Namphu restaurant, Italian grub at the L'Opera Italian restaurant, and tummy teasing ...

... . I should shower and change but head out for a beer. Just outside, to the right of the hotel is a very nice broad street Talat Yen Plaza with a few cafes and bars. I have a couple of beers in a nice French place and will go there for dinner. After that I ...

... from him using visa or debit but no luck cuz the manager was sleeping at home. Instead he pointed us to a larger hotel called the Plaza. We found an ATM which we both could withdraw Kip. Thank Jah! Walked back to our lovely guest house. Bed by 11pm to ...

... as America has obviously given Laos its hand-me-downs! Anyway, Beth wins and we head to bed early ready for checking into the Laos Plaza hotel the next day! The next day We check out of skanky guest house and get a tuk tuk to the hotel(classy- where's ...

... town although many of the buildings are not actually that old varying from 1920s to 1950s. The nice street I'm near is Talat Yen Plaza and just off it was a laundry so I dumped a load of stuff there before going to photograph various buildings and ...

... into the English Four. We decided to explore the river side promenade, where again a great opportunity had been missed: a broad concrete plaza had been developed, which stepped down to the River (or river banks as the river was low). There were no proper ...

... gloves, and were even wearing shoes...keen! We finished the night by heading to a club in this incredible rooftop terrace of a massive plaza hotel complex, where rooms were $160 a night! It was so unlike anything we'd seen in Laos before, and so at odds ...

... time. There are huge landmarks like the grand Cultural Hall and government buildings, the brightly coloured, ornate Wats, the big central plaza with fountains (sometimes) and all the cosy little restaurants. One of which is the Taj Mahal (see photo of a ...

... flights, book a night train and take some time out to cruise the canals and check out Siam Square. This is the opulent shopping plaza area that was formerly closed as it was occupied by the Red Shirts. They had left their mark. Central World, the largest ...

... go grab a few more beers as the girls went to bed..... Day 45 - Most of the day was spent by the pool at The Laos Plaza after a trip to the Thai Embassy to get a new visa and booked flights to Chang Mai from Luam Prabang! That evening we all decided we ...

... fruitplate, yoghurt, coffee and a tomatoe omelette, and then we went to look at gems. It was a beautful real store opposite the Plaza hotel. The guys that worked there spoke great English, and knew a lot. They had so many amazing things, and although ...