Last day in Luang Prabang. Up early for a good breakfast and then back to the hut to pack for our trip to Chiang Mai which means we have to leave at 11:30 a.m. for the airport. This is no easy task since we've been there 5 days. We pay the tab, and have our luggage ready to be loaded in the van only to be told it's only 10:30. Go figure! So we walk the grounds taking pictures and resting on the lounge chairs until it's time to go.
Only takes 5 minutes to get to the airport, 5 minutes to go thru immigration and security, and then we wait for our plane which arrives about 2 hours later. Nice flight to Chiang Mai -- only an hour, and we get served a boxed lunch. Arrive on time and walk off the plane to a bus which takes us to the small airport. Quick trip thru immigrations, pick up luggage and off we go to. the Dusit D2.
We have a couple of hours before being picked up for dinner so we walk the streets to get a glimpse of the night markets which we want to visit later. Our driver arrives at 5:00 to pick us up for our trip to the Le Coq d'Or Restaurant with a stop at the owner's house first. As we get out of the car, the owner, his 2 daughters and 3 dogs welcome us and oh my you should see this place. A HUGE lawn, and a table set out in the middle with drinks and appetizers, and a couple of staff. Something I've only seen in the movies. After eating and talking the owner takes us to his restaurant where we enjoy a 5 star, 5 course meal, with a very fine red wine, and pina coladas. You could have rolled us home, but his driver sent us home in a vintage London Taxi. I must say we were quite impressed.
Back to the hotel at 10:00 pm, and there's no way I'm heading to the night market -- too stuffed to walk; however, Judy just has to go to the markets, and heads out for last minute shopping. Night!
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