Day Inn Vientiane

... I have become familiar with when you are in a touristy area. I think I'm really gonna like the food here and it's a nice change from the over oily indian cuisine. There is a heap of different international cuisines here especially french so I am really looking forward to a baguette for breakfast. I know that's gonna change once I'm out of here, although I think french food might be avaliable throughout, so I have a dilemma whether to stick to ...

... one didn't have a room until another hour and a half. The third place was not cheap either (US$25, Vayakorn) but very comfortable and posh, with aircon and tv which I don't need, but I didn't feel like looking any further. So I chose that one, and slept a few more hours until 10 or so. <br><br> Meeting up with Thai girl Al<br>You remember that I had gotten acquainted with quite a few Thai and other lesbians through the internet ...

... cool down with some Beer Laos. Dinner in Vientiane was always on the banks of the Mekong at one of the 'restaurants' that appear in the early evening and pepper the riverside with plastic tables and chairs. From this vantage point, over a fresh bbq fish you can watch the sun set over Thailand. Very nice it is too.<br><br> <br><br>The comparison with Vietnam is very striking here, it's like life ran into a wall of treacle ...

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... pretty town to look around. The history museum was both great and hilarious. Funny partly because of the massive communist bias to its captions, i.e. 'the weapons that the American's gave to their puppet soldiers to try and destroy the brave and honest Laos people'. Fair enough since the Americans were pretty hideous to them, but slightly amusing in a museum. The temples were beautiful as per usual, and yet again left me asking why it is that our own ...

... looking for but not finding stacks of shredded up paper, which replace the chalk spots towards the end of the hash. I got to the intersection that I thought would definitely have a pile of shredded paper at and it didn't. I was contemplating turning back and getting on the trail when Sir Cum Navigator's wife, Globe Twatter takes off for the finish line. I join her and we're dodging cars pulling out parking spots, motorcycles pulling out side streets, and people opening doors to get out of ...

... and create a park. Walking along the sidewalk back from the furthest end and back towards expat central, I looked over at a boy who was playing the French game where you throw a metal ball into sand (petanque??). He was playing by himself and I wanted to take a picture, but I refrained because some moments just need to be observed. The leftover remnants of French colonization are slowly being swept away with the crumbling French mansions, but this little game and ...

... was a good 6 dollars cheaper than any other place with aircon I visited. I ended up getting it for around 9 dollars a night, which I think is a steal beacuse the place is really nice, and I even got to catch the laker game in the morning. The Magic have no chance, and I'm bummed I'm going to miss the Laker parade. But Vientiane is a fantastic city, it's super relaxed and has a huge French influence. I love all the French cafes and restaurants. You can get ...