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John195123 Says: Aside from a few dogs -one tiny puppy that had an utterly dopey look, but made up for it with the vapid, cute and highly endearing energy so common in young fauna; the other two, adolescents straining at their chains to get at the baiting puppy, seemed friendly enough though...
John195123 Says: This temple (Buddhist, I believe) is located on the main road heading toward the Mekong River, again, I believe. While the place looked well-used, it was deserted when we got there so we could simply wander around at our will. There wasn't anything particularly remarkable...
John195123 Says: What seems like a popular destination for the few tourists that make it here is a small market. Take the ferry across the river (going south) go up the hill and turn left at the intersection. You can hire a rickshaw (three-wheeled-covered-motorcycle) for a few yuan for the...
John195123 Says: I call it health food, but who knows what poisons they dump on the fruit here. Whatever the case, some of the best pineapples I've had came from a roadside stand on the way back from Ganlanba. They sell other fruit as well, but the pineapples were sweet, not acidic, and...
John195123 Says: Just to the right and across the road from the back entrance of the market is a small restaurant at which we drank a bit of beer before heading back to the ferry. I don't know what the food's like- it looked like kimchi, almost.
John195123 Says: Still a viable and cheap way to get around, though more dangerous today with the number of cars and trucks meandering about the asphalt.
Three-wheeled Covered Motorcycle
John195123 Says: Three wheels and possibly four passengers, these guys wait at the ferry dock along the left side as you walk up. They're cheap and a good way to get around, especially to the market. Expect maybe 2-5 yuan to get there and maybe back.
John195123 Says: Many different stalls in the market, but only a few people sell spices.Two images. They sell a bunch of different spices in the market as well as meats and vegetables.
Indoor or outdoor market: Fruit and vegetables
mke1963 Says: The indoor market at Menghan stretches between two parallel north-south streets.Plenty of fruit and vegetables to take with you on hikes and river trips. The prices were noticeably cheaper than in Jinghong. Oranges, apples, bananas, and any one of a range of tropical...
John195123 Says: The ferry's the only way to get across the river without swimming or driving out of your way.It costs about 1.5 yuan for a person, 3 yuan for a motorcycle and a few more for a car. (There is a ferry to take a car over.)Two boats operate. I don't know their schedules.Five...
John195123 Says: Across the narrow stretch of the brown Mekong lies both banana and rubber plantations. Take the road that heads up the hill, straight up from the landing, and follow it out into the countryside. I’m sure if you have time you can get to more interesting places. With the time...
Favorite thing: This links to a general topographic map of the Menghan area. Menghan or Galanba is the yellow dot on the east side of the Mekong, to the left of where it is marked on the map.
Jinghong airport can be seen marked to the north-east (the aviation code for the airport is ZJPH)
Written Jan 18, 2005
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