Vietniene

Well, last day in Vientiene as I fly out to vietnam tonight at 7pm. Excited to get to veitnam and check that place out. this is quite the whirlwind tour of asia but only so much time so what are you gonna do hey? I like it anyways as it forces me to move on but i know some places that i could for sure come back and hang out in longer. Anyways, yesterday was another solo adventure. I went to see the That Louang Stupa, the most religious site in Laos and the Patouxai, which is the vientiene version of the arc de triomphe. of course the one time where i don't ask the fares before hand, they are ridiculously expensive. so when i returned, he asked for $10, which is absurd, but what could i do, i gave him $8 and left. well for it being the first time that i have gotten actually ripped off, that's nt too bad. Always ask the price before hand, always. The stupa was actually quite amazing and the view from the top of the Patouxai is quite nice of this sprawled out village. I had met some people that i knew from the slow boat there and agreed to meet them later at a cafe. In the meantie i went to get my plane tickets and passport and then walked down to the river to see what's going on. There was a huge spectacle of things going on right at the waters edge, which was quite far from the city. There was lots of stands with food and drink and so many people swimming in full clothing of course and a few soccer pitches where there was a tourney going on and even some inflatabble slides. Well i got some food and drink here watched some soccer and tried talking to people but only slightly succeded. Then i met up with the peeps from the slow boat but only for a bit as they were getting on a bus to continue their journey south, so i continued on my way. Back to the room for a rest and then get some quick cheap dinner. Then, as when i was at the stupa, they were setting up this large stage and the tuk-tuk driver said that it would start at 7:30, so i thought get there by 9 and i would be fine. Well this time i walked of course and it took a little longer than expected so when i rolled in at around 9:10, they prolly had finished maybe 15 minutes ago, hehe. Oh well i think that there are things going on there all day today so maybe i'll go check it out in the afternoon. So another early night in laos, seems always inevitable. Take care everyone.