I have described Laos as a wonderful country with friendly people and lots of interesting things to do. So it seems fit that it has such a nice little capital city - Vientiane. Like the country, Vientiane is laid back, peaceful and friendly. Our group was discussing it, and we all agree if you want to see the real Laos, you better get there soon; this country is on the verge of being discovered.
First of all, I mentioned that Ollie and I did a day of tubing down the river. Actually we swam and didn't bother with tubes. It was absolutely insane, with 6 bars you travel to, lots of very dangerous swings. We just had drinks and took it all in. I am old enough to be most of the customer's fathers, but they didn't seem to care (or notice). It was actually kind of fun, in a Spring Break kind of way. We did not bring our cameras, so the only way I can convey what it was like is a youtube video. Please try the attached link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KSv8SxKeBM
After Vang Vieng, we took a nice little 3 hour bus ride to the capital, checked into our guesthouse, and spent 2 days exploring the city. The only drawback was that it was insanely hot, about 34 degrees, the sun just scorching and fairly high humidity. But we made the best of it, walking around checking out the sites, eating out in some very nice restaurants (there are many French ones in the capital), and just generally enjoying South East Asia's nicest little capital city.
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