Today, we went to the market in the middle of town. We walked there by following the noise. The market is a place where there is a lot of little shops in a row each selling their own items. That could be anything from second-hand clothes and shoes, to fabric, food items, motorcycle parts, and penicillin. We set out to look for some fabric. We went to several vendors, and soon learned the lingo. 3 lappas is 3 yards of fabric, and a reasonable price is around 35,000 Le ($9 US). Some vendors did not think that we knew what we should be paying because we are obvious foreigners, so they would ask for 150,000 Le ($30 - 35 US) for 3 lappas. As we were walking through, we found a stall that was selling various second-hand clothes and blankets. On the top of the stack of blankets was a familiar name! Colorado State University. How ironic to find a CSU stadium blanket for sale half way across the world!
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