Football match at Vientiane

The national stadium (think they have a new one for big games)

Lines-woman

She can give me a red card any day!!!

The packed stands (think it was only a local match between 'bank' teams)

I have this effect on all lines-women!!!

Laos Whiskey - has a bit of a bite to it !!!!

Notice the snake and scorpion in each bottle
Normally the scorpion's tail is in the snake's mouth !!!

Noodle soup Laos style

You help yourself to bits of chicken and pork on the stall - put them in your bowl - then say if you want noddle or rice porridge (congee) added (I had noddle). There was a lot of offal to choose from.

Vientiane

Left on this woman's stall are tamarind - never had them before - tasted a bit like dates

Vientiane traffic - stall on right makes great baguettes and Lao coffee

Old style building Vientiane

The best baguette I've tried so far - porke pate'; pork, various veg and pickled veg.

National Museum in old French colonial offices

Just like a Paris boulevard

View from balcony of my room

mekong river on horizon

Siesta time in Vientiane

Baguette and Beer Laos - civilisation

My first meal in Vientianne - civilisation !!!!

Heaven !!!!