"If we were any farther, we'd be closer"

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Above is an actual quote from Patty regarding being 13 time zones away from home. Very true. We made it to Vientiane, the capital of the Lao PDR on Monday. A stranger suggested a guest house to us & we checked it out..... This place is amazing! We are staying in a newly remodeled Colonial French Villa right on the banks of the Mekong River, on the edge of town, for 18 dollars a night. The place is shiny and crystal clean. The view of the Sunrises and Sunsets from our second floor balcony is Stunning. People are friendly and helpfull. Many interesting sights, but We gotta tell you about them when we get home, cus it's time to go & catch another one of those priceless sunsets on the Mekong! With Love, Tommee & Patty

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Photos

Our villa in Vientiane
on the banks of the Mekong...

Our villa in Vientiane
Right next door to the MAG compound. MAG disarms unexploded ordinance throught Lao PDR

Airport in Vientiane
we just got off the plane & are headed to town...

Mekong river in Vientiane
Looking across the River to Thailand from our Villa

At the Buddha Park
This was a kinda concrete folk art park outside of Vientiane. It was hot this day, but a fun visit to the park

at the That Luang
we got a fellow tourist, from China, to take this one so we could pose together. She was somewhat taken aback by our "ancient" camera

That Luang
The holiest Temple in Lao. This is the national symbol of Lao PDR

Sunrise form our balcony
The Mekong River is at a bend in Vientiane, & runs east-west. We caught the sunrise & sunset from our balcony at the villa. They were sublime...sorry the picture can't do it justice