Vientiane - Bangkok

Wow, time goes by!
We left Luang Prabang with our friends Taylor and Ayumi, early early(got up at 5.00 am) one morning, and had a nice busride (only 10 hours) through Lovely Laos Countryside, it is really beautiful! Hope K has uploaded some pictures..
When we got to Vientiane, we spend some time looking for a place to stay, and then we had pizza:) Lovely! And that was all that day, not too interesting;)
The next day Taylor and Ayumi left for Bangkok, Kristoffer and I stayed behind to explore Vientiane one more day. It wasn't much to see;) They have the Mekong River, but it is not really anywhere in town you can see it, and they have a Arche de Triomphe, but that didn't take too long, and then they have a lot of Wat's, small temples with monks, and some of them are really nice! But nor much to see or do in Vientiane.. (Small capital, only 200 000 people..) So we left for Bangkok and Thailand the day after T&A:)

Bordercrossing went well, didn't have to pay any extrafees, and they stamped us out and in without more hazzle. We met a dutch couple and shared a tuktuk to the trainstation, got tickets for the nighttrain and found a restaurant nearby. Went well:) The train had all the windows and doors open the entire night, it actually got cold! But the seats weren't that bad, so we could sleep! But it was really noisy, and when we arrived in Bangkok the next morning we were covered in dust, hehe!

We found a nice taxidriver in Bangkok, and he took us to Villa Guesthouse, recommended by T&A, a lovely teak-house, and a lovely old woman, it is perfect! And only ten minutes away from everything!
First day we didn't do much, hang out with T&A, had dinner at an egyptian restaurant and climbed a tall building to watch the sunset from the roof, that was great!!!! (Taylor knew someone living there a few years ago, so we were almost visiting friends, not sneeking up on a random roof..)
Other than that we enjoy cheap Thailand, we have delicious friutshakes everyday, with or without youghurt, food is delicious, and the markets are crowded with cute dresses and stuff we don't need, but I still want to buy.. I can see why so many people go to Thailand:)

One or two more days here, and then we're heading for a beach!! Can't wait, vuhu!!!
Have fun back home!
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