Chapter 24 Luang Prabang

Laos is a landlocked country located in the northern part of the Indochina Peninsula and one of the least developed countries in the world.

80% of the territory of Laos is mountainous and plateau, and most of them are covered by forests, which is known as the "Roof of Indochina".

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Coming out of the bathroom, Zheng Jing picked up his mobile phone and looked at it, it was already past six o'clock in the evening.

When he came to the floor-to-ceiling windows and looked at the brightly lit city outside, he suddenly wanted to go outside.

Since you are in Laos, it would be a shame not to try the special food here.

Coming out of the hotel, he looked left and right, then walked forward.

As the capital of Laos, Vientiane also has a lot of overseas Chinese living here.

Overseas Chinese mainly run businesses, and when you walk down the street, you will see many shops with signboards written in Chinese and Laotian.

Seeing the five words of the name of the restaurant opposite [Liaoning Dumpling Restaurant], Zheng Jing couldn't help laughing.

Good guys, there are really people from the Northeast there.

Continuing on, he saw a restaurant called Gongbao Hotel.

He stood outside and looked inside, and saw that it was already full.

Business is good.

He wanted to eat Lao food this time, so he continued to look for it.

After walking more than 100 meters, he came across a restaurant called Loung Loth Restaurant.

As you can tell from the signboard of this hotel, this is a restaurant owned by a local.

Zheng Jing glanced forward and decided to eat at this house.

Push the door in, and a cool air hits your face.

There were quite a lot of people in the hotel, so he took a look at it, and then found an empty seat to sit down.

As soon as I sat down, a beautiful waiter came over with a menu.

"Guests take a look at what to eat."

Flipping through the menu, he took a quick look at it, then said to the waiter, "A rapp, fish sauce, tamarind chicken soup, herb pork sausage, and a sticky rice."

The waiter saw that he had ordered so much by himself, and opened his mouth to say something, but she still didn't say it in the end.

Zheng Jing knew what she wanted to say, and she should be worried that he wouldn't be able to finish eating alone.

In the past, he would definitely not be able to finish eating, but since drinking the special forces physique potion, he now eats more food in one meal than his previous two combined.

First up was a serving of sticky rice and pork sausage.

For Laotians, a meal can be without vegetables and meat, but sticky rice cannot be missing.

The Laotian people's love for sticky rice is simply engraved in their bones.

He ate a piece of sausage, which was fragrant, a little spicy, and had a distinct taste of good ginger.

As soon as he ate two bites, the waiter served him a dish.

Looking at the ingredients, this should be Lapu, which is known as the national dish of Laos.

If he hadn't known that this was Rapp, he would have thought it was a domestic cold tripe.

He used his chopsticks to pick it up, and it was filled with duck, tripe, red peppers, green peppers, garlic, herbs, and green onions.

He tasted it, salty, spicy, and sour.

He didn't taste sour, he felt like he had lime juice in it.

He called the waiter and asked, and sure enough, it was about the same as what he had eaten, and there was indeed lime juice added to it.

Then, the last dish of chicken soup was served.

There was only one bowl of chicken broth, and he looked at it, and it was not a whole chicken, just a little chicken thigh, and then some vegetables and mushrooms were added.

I took a sip and felt that the taste was okay.

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After eating and drinking enough to leave the hotel, he did not stop after coming out, and walked directly in the direction of the hotel.

Back at the hotel, he came to the front desk and asked about renting a car.

When he came back just now, he bought a map of Laos on the side of the road, and found that the nearest city to the treasure actually had no railway or airport.

There was only one road connecting to the outside world, so he had to drive himself to see this.

As a five-star hotel, Dongjin Palace Hotel certainly has car rental services.

The beautiful girl at the front desk enthusiastically introduced him to various matters of renting a car.

Decide on the rental vehicle and how long it will be used, then sign the contract.

Back in the room, he sat on the bed, took out his phone and turned on his shaking hands.

Yesterday he uploaded the last video he shot in Thailand.

When he looks at it now, the number of views is quite high, and there are almost 100,000 views.

He took a look at the total number of views in the background, and the twelve videos had more than 700,000 views.

It's a pity that there is no money at all for such a high number of playbacks.

He watched the video for a while, and then fell asleep when he couldn't hold it anymore.

Nothing was said all night.

The next morning, he had breakfast and then went to the front desk to check out and leave.

Go to the parking lot and find the car you rented yesterday.

The engine took a look at the fuel tank and found that the tank was full, and he didn't need to refuel anymore.

Taking out his map, he looked at the route to the northern city of Phongsali.

After seeing the cities he was going to pass along the way, he knew what to expect.

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After driving for more than an hour, he came to the outskirts of Vientiane.

He had expected fewer vehicles, but he could only move slowly as he watched the trucks come and go.

It wasn't until he had slowly driven about three kilometers that the number of vehicles on the road decreased.

At this time, as soon as he stepped on the accelerator, he instantly sped up.

Three hours later, he arrived in Vang Vieng, the only way to Luang Prabang.

Sandwiched between Luang Prabang and Vientiane, Vang Vieng is the gateway from the north to the southern cities.

In recent years, due to the influx of backpackers, the community of Vang Vieng locals has changed dramatically.

In recent years, Vang Vieng has become a predominantly backpacker-populated town, with hotels, bars, restaurants, internet cafes and travel agencies on both sides of the street.

The five-hour drive was just a good time to rest here.

Stopping the car, he went to a restaurant to grab a bite to eat and replenish his strength.

The restaurant is a fast-food restaurant, and the food inside is all hamburgers, fries, and skewers.

Zheng Jing went in and took a look, bought a hamburger and sat down to eat it.

After eating the food, he ordered another happy water.

After eating and drinking, he sat for a while before leaving.

Back in the car, he took a look at Nansai Mountain, just outside the city.

If you look down from above, you will find that Nam Sai Mountain sandwiches Vang Vieng City in the middle of the mountain, which also makes Vang Vieng a rectangular city.

Leaving Vang Vieng City, further on is the border of Luang Prabang.

He looked at the time, it was past one o'clock in the afternoon, and there was still about three hours to drive to Luang Prabang.

Depending on the situation, I won't be able to get to Fengshali today.

Three hours later.

When he came to Luang Prabang, the first thing he did was to find a hotel to stay in.

After taking a shower, he took out the map he bought in Vientiane and looked at the distance from here to Phongsali about 200 kilometers.

Although it didn't look far, he felt that it would be difficult to walk more than 200 kilometers.

Because there is no road from Luang Prabang to Phongsali at all, there is only a dangerous mountain road.

As soon as he thought of the danger of the mountain road, he thought of the mountain road in Qianyang Yao Township.

As an infrastructure maniac, there is no way to take these mountain roads, let alone Laos.

When he thought of this, his whole body was numb.