Our first day, we wandered slowly around the streets and along the Mekong river, hearing only one halfhearted 'taxi?' as we strolled by. In the evening we made our way to a bar overlooking the river for some sunset drinks, reflecting that life here was indeed very bearable. We discovered the best breakfast place in town (Joma, for those of you who've been or might be in Vientiane, Luang Prabang or Hanoi where they have shops) and Meg enjoyed a warm cinnamon bun and Mark, an egg and bacon bagel. After a breakfast diet largely featuring banana pancakes for the past few weeks, this was indeed a pleasant change!
We spent the day exploring the local attractions, including the National Museum which had some very interesting artifacts and photographs with a different version of the history of Laos in the 20th century than the one many of us may be familiar with.
Our final night in Vientiane we headed to a pretty restaurant serving Lao and Thai delicacies and enjoyed a scrumptious feast of crispy spring rolls served with piles of lettuce, mint, basil, spring onions, sprouts, noodles, and delicious sauce to eat them with, chicken laap (minced chicken salad with tons of herbs chopped in) with another pile of gorgeous veg, and the piece de resistance, ping paa (barbecued fish crusted in salt and stuffed with lemongrass to keep it soft and moist), all with the Lao staple of sticky rice. Yummy.
No comments:
Post a Comment