We had a chance to visit Laos for a couple of days.  Eric needed to go out for his visa to a Thai embassy outside the country.  We decided on Suvannakhet, Laos.  It was an all night drive, we left home around 9:00 pm and got at the border around 8:00 am.  We parked our car at the border, it was 150 Baht/night.  After that we got border passes for the girls.  Went through the Thai immigration, got an international bus ticket to cross the Thai – Laos Friendship Bridge II (50 Baht).  We were there just in time for the bus.  Crossing the Mekong was really quick before we know it we were already in Laos.  Here are some of the photos we took with our phone.  The lens somehow got dirty so the it turned out  kind of spotty.

This is a restaurant close to where we stayed. Food was alright but staffs were really friendly.

Nisha tired from a long trip.

Soraya tired but still smiling.

Laos is very much similar to Thailand.  People in Laos watches Thai TV and listens to Thai music.  Communication is not a problem at all.  Suvannakhet was a slow, quite town.  Laos used to be colonized by France so you can see a lot of old buildings with European style architect.  Local food like Pho and Kao Ping, and their French bread was great.  We read a lot about their sandwiches but didn’t have a chance to try.  Thai food is really not recommended.  We ate at a few places which wasn’t that good.

We came to Chez De Bourne a couple times.  Their coffee and food was great!

We went to a dinosaur museum.

We had Pho and Kow Ping ( grilled sticky rice with egg coating) for breakfast.  Both were really good, just perfect for the chilly morning.