Vientiane is the capital of the Lao PDR (People's Democratic Republic) and it is situated on the Mekong in the northern part of the country. This time of year (January) is very much the dry season, so the landscape is a bit like a desert and there is certainly plenty of red dust which makes for the most amazing sunsets.
This picture was taken from the riverfront where there are hundreds of cafes selling excellent fresh food and very cheap beer. In fact, everything in Lao is cheap. Last night we got fairly drunk on Beer Lao which is the excellent local brew (I actually prefer it to almost any other beer I've tasted!). We sat in a cafe the whole evening (not the one in the photo but in the town as we were worried about mosquitos) and we paid USD13 for all our food (starters/mains) and loads of giant bottles of Beer Lao - how cheap is that!
Vientiane is VERY quiet and we were staggering back to our hotel well before 10pm slightly sozzled as you might have guessed.
And of course, we were blissfully happy, especially as we're staying in the most expensive and exclusive hotel in the entire country - The Settha Palace Hotel. More about this hotel when I've had the chance to take a few pics.
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