Had a great dinner at the riverside stalls that convene in the evening to serve up some mouth watering grilled meats washed down with cold beer Lao. I have to say it was a great dining experience, seated right by the Mekong, on a moon lit night, the table illuminated by flickering candlelight, and serenaded by Lao pop and old Backstreet boys and NSync records. The grilled chicken was excellent too, eaten with sticky rice. I remember thinking, looking out at the Mekong, that i've found my new favourite hideaway on earth, the Lao PDR, jewel of the Mekong.
Bought my tickets to Vang Vieng tomorrow - I had heard that it would be near impossible to find transport on the Lao National Day, but luckily managed to get a seat on a bus headed up to Vang Vieng. Or the legendary Vang Vieng, shall i say, the alliteration I have heard many times before, oft described as backpackers haven, and muttered much in the watering holes and guest houses of Southeast Asia's other backpackers ghettos. It turned out i would be headed north with some friends i've met at the Patuxai, by sheer coincidence we stayed at the same guesthouse too.
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