Vientiane II

I woke up the next morning feeling refreshed. It was my birthday today, I had greeting from family and friends. I took my shower and headed back to Soda's place. She was going to help me get to Vang Vieng, I also wanted to visit Pha That Luang, Vientiane's own brand of a golden temple. I soon found myself back to Soda's place, we spoke for a bit before she offered to give me a ride on her motorbike to the temple. I happily got on and off we went.

We stopped by a sandwich place, similar to Vietnam's banh mi, but the Lao version. It was absolutely delicious, and such a hefty breakfast too, I couldn't finish it even after we arrived at the temple. The temple grounds were surprisingly empty, I had it all to myself, we walked around the golden stupa and took some photos before looking around the other parts of the temple grounds. There were golden reclining Buddha statues amongst other works of art.

Soda took me to the place where there were mini-buses going to Vang Vieng. We waited here for a bit, I also got nervous because there was a chance that it would not arrive, I just put all my trust in Soda. In the end, she did come through and I was able to get one of the cheapest rides to Vang Vieng. It was a long ride, couple of hours worth. We stopped by a souvenir shop/restaurant along the way for a short break before completing the rest of the journey.Read more