EXPLORING: Vacant Luang Prabang

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LPQ is usually bustling with foreign travelers and locals drinking, playing with water, and blasting music this time of year, but this wasn't a normal year. I've known this beautiful guy for two years now. He understands Lao, English, and Spanish.

The Lao New Year would've been the perfect time for the virus to spread here, but they cancelled it and shut down everything social until May. It's strange how China is right next door, but very few people have been sick here.

Before we go for our walk through empty Luang Prabang, we'll give Gigi a bath. You should always keep their noses dry when taking a bath since that's how they breath. Most dogs don't mind getting wet, they just hate getting water in their sensitive spot.

I don't know why I'm drawn to this old bridge. Maybe I had an accident here in the past life.

Here's a picture Google Photos thought I'd like. How did it know this picture would look cool in black and white?

I've used these flowers in posts three times. They've been new pictures, but the same spot. The AI focused on the leaves making the flowers look like CGI, but they're real.

I snapped the one guy on the road. This is the main intersection of town.

All the street vendors were forced to shut down so they could open this. It is a nice improvement to be honest. When there isn't a pandemic, this is a great place to socialize and enjoy cheap food.

Going clockwise you'll see the main street where the night market is. UNESCO made a rule that buildings can not be over two stories. Rooftop Terrace was there before the rule.

The gate was closed, but I got this shot through the cracks of the Tourist Information Center.

These are the best ATMs. They will work with western cards. They will charge a 20,000 Kip fee which is about $2.25 in USD.

There are a few five star hotels for about $100 a night near the intersection. You can walk around 200 meters and find a guesthouse for around $10 too.

I tried to take a photo of some guys playing Pétanque, but they they wouldn't have it, so I went down the steps to get those boats just parked in the Mekong River. There was someone throwing rocks at me so I figured I'd take their picture too.

It was just a future Pétanque player practicing his throw.

This LED light was put here because it's in the best spot to light up the pagoda which means it's also the best spot to take a picture. Let's lay down and get into position...

This pagoda has been here since American soldiers were killing each other in grey and blue uniforms.

I'm sure that the owner of this bar has never heard of the HIVE blockchain. Once the lockdown ends, I'll do a post about The Hive Bar and show them.

Thanks for walking through this temporary ghost town with me today. After giving her this bath, Gigi immediately ran away and rolled around in the street.

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