Back to the Capital

Because we had a flight to catch back to Bangkok our time in Lao was limited. That meant we had to get from Luang Prabang back to Vientiane in one shot. So that meant a 9 hour bus ride. Of course the day we did this was the most beautiful we’d seen in Lao yet- it hurt a little to drive through Vang Vieng and know it was a perfect tubing day. The good thing about the bus was that Andy and I had front row seats in the top level of the beast and our driver knew how to go fast. Lunch of Lao food at a roadside eatery was included and it was surprisingly good. I enjoyed most the drive, there was so much to look out at, be it beautiful scenery, village happenings, Lao children doing something funny, or animals blocking the road. Back in Vientiane we got a hotel and went to eat and spend the rest of our kip, the Lao currency. You get a bad exchange rate on it if you try to exchange it back into something else so the best thing is to just spend what you’ve got.