We got to Vientiene, which is the capital of Laos, for lunch. After filling up with lovely things from a yummy bakery we caught a tuk tuk and visited the beautiful Phat That Luang temple, the victory gate - above picture and the Anouvang park that has a statue of the King of Laos over looking the Mekong river. From here we could see Thailand and enjoyed a beer while we watched the fab sun set. We got back to our hotel in time for the 2 minutes silence, remebering...

This morning we had some new people join our group, Aubry from Seattle, Hannah from Bornemouth and Emma from Leicester. Today was a long travel day, 10 hours on a bus. We crossed into Laos where we stayed at a very small border town where we arrived after sunset, had dinner and then slept ready for the following day! It also needs a mention that Ang is beginning to acquire a tolerability for beer, just as long as there is a sprite or 7 up near by to help.