Nong Khiaw – Vang Vieng (VV). A long days travelling left at 2 pm and didn’t get into VV until 3 in the morning. The roads were terrible! It was like the Waiwoeka gorge multiplied but 8 hours of it! When we arrived we all piled into this very small Tuk-Tuk and with its tires flat and bottom scraping along the ground we made it to some accomodation.
V.V was the adventure tourist meca of Laos, with a lot to offer the hoards of tourists. We went tubing, but it wasn’t like your normal tubing, it had multiple stops at riverside pubs. They kind of latched you in with big sticks. There was also rope swings into the river which was great fun. I perfected my backwards flip off the rope swing, but when I tried to do it again with half twist the result was disasterous, I slammed into the river from a fair height on my side, and ended up with some bruising (but I am fine now) It was quite funny apparently I got a real groan from the watching audience. The drinks flowed freely and you had to be careful about getting too carried away. But we made it back to the G.H in one piece. Went out to Dinner in V.V and sat on the ground to eat our meal, that was pretty crazy. Had a nicer bus trip to Viantiene the following day. Viantiene is the Capital city of Laos, another riverside city, which is on the border with Thailand. There are approximately 200,000 people in Laos made up of locals and a large Expat community. There is again a real french feel to this place (according to SK as I have never been to France) with the architecture, roading and restaurants. I do love the chocolate croissants! And Sarah has turned into a local with having Chicken noodle soup for brekkie every morning. Have been wandering around checking out a few wats, the Laos version of the Arc De Triumph and trying to dodge the down pours. But we a really enjoying this place. We are flying out to Siem Reap (Cambodia) tomorrow. We are really looking forward to that.
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