and in such a short time laos has carved its way into my heart with smiling people, beautiful nature and cheap beer. i arrived in vientiane after a 12 hour bus ride from bangkok which dropped me off at 4.30 am at nong khai bus station, i sat, waited.. finally a tuk tuk driver came and told me the border opens at 6, we went, i sat and waited while the most breathtaking sunset lifted the veil of darkness from the sky..pink and yellow shards fighting for space on a bleak, blue canvas. the formalities went smoothly and i was in laos, crossing the friendship bridge. what they failed to tell me in thailand (and since i do not travel with a lonely planet) the border in laos only opens at 8. i sat and waited, and after 45 minutes an officer poked his head out the window and told me to approach. for one dollar fee i could get into laos 1:15 minutes earlier. sweeeeet
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