Saturday, August 30, 2008

A day in Vientiane - capital of Laos






I m physically back in HK but my soul still traveling, a.k.a. post travel syndrome. Now enjoying to recall every minute of my memories in laos once again by writing it down. Also enjoying the efficiency of my computer how quickly i can resize and upload the pix. In Laos it took me around 30 mins to figure out how and where to download a resize photos program n another 10 minus to upload against 30 seconds to complete the whole process here. i love it!!!! now, my traveling continues again.

Day 23 - we have been staying in Vang Vieng for too long. After rushing to the police station for a police report (20,000 kip administration fee, but good service), all the blues gone n we were happy to move on.

3-4 hours fast & furious mini van ride, we arrived Vientiane at about 1pm. Me and Ben were planning to head south today right a way. So, first thing we went to check out different travel agents for overnight bus tickets. Haha! we were told the only road from Vientiane to the south was flooded by the Mekong couple days ago n no bus was resumed yet. Thought we have wasted an extra day in Vang Vieng, same same but different. it was time for Plan B! We would stay a nite in Vientiane then.

The hot spinach lasagna from Joma surely has brightened my day. The taste of westernization n civilization brought a big smile on my face. i was a happy girl. Ben was reading the BKK news n i was busy filling up my happy stomach.

We finally found an over night bus to Pakse (major town in south Laos)!! yay! would leave at 730pm. Time to look around!!

Went to Patuxai, Arch of Triumph, the city's most prominent monument. Had a good look at the city from the top of the tower. I love this city. flat, endless, structured and clean.

Took a tuc tuc to Pha That Luang (Stupa). The most important national monument in Laos. The whole construction was covered in gold. not sure if the whole thing was covered in real gold, jus for sure it looks amazingly lux under the sun. Spent another 100 pictures in this place. couldn't take our camera away from it.

A short stay in Vientiane. Had a very spicy laap, beer n shake, in an restaurant nearby our guesthouse. off we go. Next station, Paske

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