Bronnie's Travels: 20.10.12 Moving to Hotel de le Paix

Monks washing

Part of original KIngs son palace at Satri

^20th October Hotel de la Paix Luang Prabang

Up early for a morning walk which I love, as watching the locals getting ready for the day is fun.

The smell of wood permeates the air as they cook their breakfast. Its pleasantly warm and quiet as I wander the streets.

I head back for breakfast and catch up with the girls. Im enjoying so much the rice noodles and chicken for breakfast and want to have it at home!

They are heading off to see a waterfall but I decided to head off down the street for a wander . A little sick of being a tourist.

Another good hour walk and check out a few shops before heading back to Satri Hotel for departure

. Im sad to leave as the ambience and staff are wonderful . The decor is stunning the rooms filled with local antiques and the warmth the owners wife who decorated it abounds

It is a really beautiful place, once a palace of the Kings son ,the building is still here and they have built around it with the same style, French colonial, in fact you cant tell the difference.

When we depart The staff all come out to say farewell and give us each a present of silk woven mat.

Feel sad leaving., like leaving your family.

Now have to farewell to the girls too, we had a great time.

Sun takes me in to the hotel and another sad farewell, he said he had fun too!

I called him my slave as I was always asking him to find the camera in my back pack! I teased him a lot which he loved!!

Im not going far away just down the road. The Hotel de la Paix

This was a French prison many years and ago and quite a different feel. The buildings was in a square with gardens in the middle and a large swimming pool. The ambience is of calm. But a Very different feel from the Satri, Satri more homely this rather stark.

Ive been upgraded to a suite!!

The walls are about 20 feet high and windows up high too.!!! Guss it was a prison! So no view outside!

. Im in the Governor’s quarters and it’s as big as a house! I have a bath room just with a bath. The area with the loo and shower and double hand basin is as big as a sporting changing room, another room with couch and wardrobes, another room with tea and coffee making and a huge bedroom with bed and canopy.

Its is decorated in a very modern feel. Interesting but a little too dark for me!

I have lunch which was delicious and sit by the pool till 4.00p.m when I head to the spa.

Here I have the most amazing massage and facial by Fon just divine. One of the best Ive ever had. All with natural ingredients, including yogurt and honey . Fab.

After this I head into town to the night market as I hadn’t been as yet. It is fun and colourful but you wont believe it I haven’t bought any crap!!!