For the last 3 days practice has been moved up to 6:30 and needless to say this isnt my favorite decision ever. I like to sleep! The running joke with some of my friends is that its the only thing I could legitimately do professionally. With 6 am wakeup it means bedtime is around 9 which really cuts into what movies tom and I can watch each night. Watching the new Harry Potter would have kept us up way past our bedtime.
Tuesday we had our quintessential American meals (although neither of which are actually American). Lunch was a Cheeseburger at the Arthouse Cafe on the Nam Khong. The Arthouse has in my opinion the best burger in SE Asia. Mind you I havent tried them all just most. This two story cafe has mostly deck sitting which is elevated over the road around the peninsula. It is run by Debra. She is an exmarine drill sergeant and you can tell if her staff get out of line. She has been in Luang Prabang for over a decade and is always open for some friendly conversation. She helps make Arthouse a regular spot for some of expat community. Plus the food is really good. Dinner was a take out pizza from Swedish bakery. Swedish bakery is on the main drag in the center of all the restaurants. This little two story building holds some of the best pizza, sandwiches and baked goods in the city. Swedish is a chain with other locations in Vientiane. The staff are very friendly and have gotten to know tom and I over the past year. Sometimes we are there twice a day we truly lack creativity. The pizza are thin crust but not flaky more doughy if that makes any sense at all. The sandwiches are made on home baked bread and the one I like has Salami the only place I have found it. Their super sandwich, my personal favorite, is make your own on a foot-long baguette. I choose to put salami, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, with mayo and mustard. Hits the spot every time. These are just two of our favorite spots in Luang Prabang and I have decided to keep giving some restaurant reviews in up coming weeks as story of practice become eerily similar.
We had some new people come to practice yesterday. Both were 14yr old girls who spoke the best english of anyone on the team. As we got to talking their line of questioning went like this. 1. Where are you from? 2. Whats your name? 3. Are you married? I dont know why but I am still shocked that 3 questions in every Lao person asks the same thing. Then I find out they think I am 14yrs old too so thats a complement right. Both girls are 4'10 and maybe 70 pounds suprising they would think we are the same age. Just another day with the Luang Prabang National Track and Field team. Sounds pretty awesome right?
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