Friday took us back on the road, with a shorter journey than the last from Vang Vieng to Vientiane. We were picked up by possibly the shabbiest bus yet, and to Nicola's horror she thought we would be travelling the entire journey on this bus (the back seat was a plank of wood!). To our relief it was merely dropping us off at the Southern bus terminal where we caught the VIP bus. The VIP bus this time around was very different to the last one we had caught...with its broken seats, no AC, and chintzy curtains...but it all adds to the experience, and we were fortunate enough this time around to not be perched on the side of any mountains!!
We arrived in Vientiane at 3pm (ish) and caught a jumbo into town, and did the short walk to our guesthouse, the Mali Namphu - a beautiful French colonial building set around a courtyard. After a short rest and sorting we headed out for a wander of the colonial district, were there was a definite French influence from the many years of occupation.
We decided to have our first cocktail since the start of our trip in a bar called 'Sticky Fingers', a far cry from the Sticky Fingers Hong Kong version! Full of expats and well into happy hour, we found the 'Lao' style cocktails went down rather too easily. Sticking it out to the end of happy hour we then headed to the river side to get a bite to eat at a street stall...the BBQ's are definitely the best we have tasted!!
We arrived in Vientiane at 3pm (ish) and caught a jumbo into town, and did the short walk to our guesthouse, the Mali Namphu - a beautiful French colonial building set around a courtyard. After a short rest and sorting we headed out for a wander of the colonial district, were there was a definite French influence from the many years of occupation.
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