Laos day 7 – Luang Prabang

Still feeling very poorly with no appetite and extreme tiredness.  I spend the day in bed asleep.  We had been thinking of changing our accommodation for our second week but have decided to put that off until I’m feeling better.  So we are staying at the Vilay for a further two nights at least.  We may then move to the bungalow across the river at Dyen Sabai, which now the bamboo bridge is almost finished will be easily accessible on foot from town.  Alternatively we have found a place renting bungalows in the hills which sounds idyllic and quiet.  The latter feature being an important consideration since we have been dogged by building and associated hammering, sawing, drilling and pounding everywhere we have stayed in Asia – Luang Prabang being no exception.  In addition we seem to have picked the only neighbourhood in Luang Prabang where they hold loud karaoke parties.  For two days now there has been questionable music blaring out from one or other local house from two in the afternoon until 10pm yesterday and 4pm today.  Oh, and did I mention the party held next door a few nights ago?  All of which  seems quite out of character with this otherwise quiet and peaceful town where the locals are generally asleep by 10pm and even the late bars close at 11.30!