Vientiane, Laos

We decided against doing the 26 hours bus ride from Hanoi to Vientiane and take a flight - a very good decision as 1) Alina had stomach issues and 2) we later met people who did it and it’s an overall awful experience, apparently 😄. Bullet dodget!
Arriving in Vientiane was a bit of a shock - after living with everpresent horns, deafening loud music and screaming people for so long (fun fact: Vietnam is one of the most densely populated countries in the world!), Laos greeted us with absolute silence and creepily few people - see the second picture of a very happy boy who missed and finally rediscovered the quiet 🥰
Vientiane was little as I remembered, superquiet even in its busyness, locals and tourists mixed alike, and so many sad dead spots. You could really tell already from Vientiane how hard Laos was hit by Covid and it’s not funso see. We anyways enjoyed Vientiane very much, and a special mentioning to the great food (and head-sized beers 🍺) they have!Læs mere