Markets of Laos

Yesterday, in Luang Prabang, we visited a small market on the one Main Street there was in the town. I love markets, and there are so many different kinds of markets. There are tourist markets, which sell things like paintings, souvenirs, bags, shirts, the usual. There are food markets, which obviously sell food. There are moving markets, which are ladies carrying a bamboo stick with two baskets on either side of the stick, usually filled with fruit or even nuts. They are called moving markets because, well, they move! There are wet markets, which are called wet markets, because of the fresh "wet" produce (veggies, fruit and meat), that they sell. There are frog markets, which are called that because they are illegal, so when the police come they have to pack up and quickly "jump" like a frog into their houses. Other types of markets are spice markets, pearl markets, gold fish markets, jade markets, ladies markets, flower markets, and so many more markets. You could pretty much name any item, and they would probably have a market for it. I wouldn't be surprised if they had a sofa market! I love markets in Laos, (and markets everywhere else too), because they are so coulorful. And unlike Vietnam, the sellers aren't very enterprising. They're not so in-your-face and don't really care if you buy the product or not. In some ways that can be bad or good. There are also many nice things that are displayed in the markets, like beautiful oil paintings, and little hand made bags. Coulorful markets really intrigue me, but if you ever go to a market in Asia (or pretty much everywhere), don't forget to bargain!