Morning Market, Luang Prabhang, Laos (part 6)
25/12/2008 -- Today is Christmas ! Sure doesn't feel like it at all around here. Its my last day in Laos. I have a flight around 2:00p.m to go to Hanoi, Vietnam. I have about half a day of sightseeing. Decided to wake up early to go catch another glimpse of the monk alm giving ceremony and after that catch the morning market, which is mostly for locals.
Any country that I go to, I believe that visiting the local markets is where you truly get to see and experience the 'real' country. This morning market was no different. It was for the local people by the local people. It was more a farmer's, hunter's and producer's market.
You could find lots of fresh vegetables, fresh fish fished early morning in the Mekong River on the next street, all sort of game animals the local people hunted (squirrels, birds, frogs, possums etc..), farmed meat and all sorts of produce and food. Lots of the meat on sale, I had no idea what they were. Many animals even I don't know what they are, but as the local guide was telling me the day before in the tuk tuk to kayaking, lao people eat mostly anything. The country is poor and I beleive if I was in same situation, I'd also have eaten anything from which I'd get my proteins.
After strolling around, I sat down at one of the food stalls at the market itself and had a nice grilled chicken for breakfast. Anyways, won't be too long in this post. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.
Pic 1 : Flowers, Squirrels, Starfruits anyone?
Pic 2 : Vegetable Seller
Pic 3 : Chicken Seller
Pic 4 : Game animal.. not sure what animal this is
Pic 5 : Smoked Dried something
Pic 6 : Grilled Sticky Rice Seller
Pic 7 : Grilling Fish and Chicken
Pic 8 : General Store
Pic 9 : Breakfast
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