Laos, Thursday 16th September 2004 15:20
I travelled by taxi from Bangkok airport to Tony's guest house in Ayutthaya and finally met up with George and Olly. We sat round chatting for hours until it started to rain and we were joined at our table by a Dutch couple, a Brit called Lee who lives in Thailand and a Thai girl called Amy. Amy is a travel agent who had come from just south of Bangkok to find out about the history of Ayutthaya.
We left Ayutthaya by night train, (11 hours), to Nong Khai and crossed the border into Laos over the friendship bridge. Then we took a taxi into Vientiane, the capital city. We are staying at a place called Vannasinh guest house at $7 a night - it's ok. Vientiane is a small capital city, nice and relaxed with just enough to do.
French Street:
George in a Vientiane bar:
Me (same bar):
Haw Pha Kaew museum:
George at the Mekong river:
Xieng Khuan Buddah Park:
Sunset over the river Mekong:
