Bangkok-Hanoi

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Today was a free day for the group & the girls set off to explore the local sights - I am officially all Templed out! We visited the 'morning markets,' which are actually open all day & apart from some earrings, I didn't bother to buy anything, althouh there was everything available from shoes to friges! On the Tuk tuk ride back to the hotel I couldn't believe my eyes when a Canary Yellow Porche Boxter pulled up behind us! Considering you have to be wealthy in Laos just to own a car, I cannot fathom how filthy, stinking rich the young girl driving (or her father) must have been!
Aferwards relaxation mode took over & I succumbed to a Laos massage, followed by a LONG bath back in my room. For dinner the group split, with the boys eating down by the river & the girls at an Aussie owned restaurant called Sticky Fingers. We ordered jugs of cocktails during happy hour to begin & I had THE BEST pasta dish I have EVER eaten. It was penne pasta with spicy Laos sausage in a creamy sauce & although I couldn't possibly replicate the flavour exactly back home, I would have killed for the recipe! Just another reason to return to Laos I expect - my favourite country so far this trip.

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Temple, Vientiane, Laos