Took the rocket train to Vientiane and then a tuk-tuk to the hotel. Not where we (I) thought the hotel was, but we couldn't just walk downtown. We had to take another tuk-tuk. We shared the ride with a very nice Laotian named Chun who spoke really good English. He was very excited to meet us. We walked around downtown and the promenade. There was a huge market going on, and across the street, there was some kind of carnival. Instead of tossing rings on soda bottles, you tossed rings on live ducks. I don't think that would fly in th USA. Time to move on.Lue lisää