By far one of the most amusing things about Luang Prabang is that the only place to hang out or grab a drink after 11:30 p.m. is the bowling alley. The People's Democratic Republic of Laos has a national curfew of midnight, by which all citizens must abide. However, some establishments are granted special reprieve to remain open "after hours." In LPB, the bowling alley is the only game in town.The other night, we made like the Dude and hit the LPB bowling alley with our new friends whom we like to call the Doctors Without Borders. A brother-sister-cousin trio, all three are from Florida and in various stages of med school/residency, so they're pretty useful to keep around, in addition to being a lot of fun.
Highlights from the bowling alley include: Fritz bowling a turkey, Sneaky getting Jewy with some Israelis, and all of us having our first "lao lao" experience. Lao lao is essentially moonshine made from sticky rice. It starts out tasting a bit like sake, then flavors out more like tequila, and burns on the way down like grappa. Except that unlike those three liquors I just mentioned, it is not very good at all.
Nonetheless, we bowled a few games, shared many laughs, and generally enjoyed ourselves.
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