Vientiane
Of the five sights listed in the Vientiane section of my guidebooks, today I visited three. The first, described as a less impressive Arc de Triomphe, turned out to be a much less impressive version. particularly disappointing after a 2 km walk in the rain. The next was Wat Sisaket, which was crammed full of recovered buddha statues. Not bad.
An improvement on these sights was the pastries served at a local bakery. The apple and fruit tart were amazing and it was easy to while away the hours chatting and eating there. One local kid was lucky enough to be given one by a customer and looked like it had made his day. I bet there were many jealous looks from other kids.
Back at the hotel I avoided further showers watching Asian tv. Mostly CSI type things, as other channels, such as the Discovery Channel, have all been dubbed. So frustrating when you know that the English is under there somewhere!
Dinner today was WeiWeiMai and FriedSpicy. I've taken to just ordering odd sounding things now, adds some great variety to Fried Rice / Noodles.
Of the five sights listed in the Vientiane section of my guidebooks, today I visited three. The first, described as a less impressive Arc de Triomphe, turned out to be a much less impressive version. particularly disappointing after a 2 km walk in the rain. The next was Wat Sisaket, which was crammed full of recovered buddha statues. Not bad.
An improvement on these sights was the pastries served at a local bakery. The apple and fruit tart were amazing and it was easy to while away the hours chatting and eating there. One local kid was lucky enough to be given one by a customer and looked like it had made his day. I bet there were many jealous looks from other kids.
Back at the hotel I avoided further showers watching Asian tv. Mostly CSI type things, as other channels, such as the Discovery Channel, have all been dubbed. So frustrating when you know that the English is under there somewhere!
Dinner today was WeiWeiMai and FriedSpicy. I've taken to just ordering odd sounding things now, adds some great variety to Fried Rice / Noodles.
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