Sunday had us celebrating not only Valentines day but also Chinese New Year!! After a late Valentines brunch of eggs benedict (Nicola was over the moon that they served her favourite breakfast treat) at what was fast becoming our favourite bar 'Sticky Fingers', we went in search of the New Year celebrations.
After a short walk to Chinatown we heard no drums signalling the dragon dance, and saw no signs of any celebration...were we to be disapointed?! As it was by now midday and the temperature was well into the 30s we decided to head back to the hotel to cool down in the shade of the courtyard for a couple of hours.
Later that evening we headed back to Chinatown but were still not in luck...sadly we saw no Chinese New Year celebrations in Vientiane!! We strolled down to the riverfront and enjoyed a last meal in the city at our favourite street stall - of course BBQ was on the menu, so we ordered chicken, ribs and spring rolls.Monday saw a change in country with us flying from Vientiane to Bangkok for an overnight stop at an airport hotel before flying out again in the morning to Koh Samui. Our hotel was VERY close to the airport, and the view from our window was of the cargo terminal and runway! Very convenient though for our 4:30am start on Tuesday, so we weren't complaining.
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