Vientiane, Laos

Made it to Laos via land crossing from the Thailand border.  The trip was pretty interesting.  We showed up at the US Embassy and connected with Tom.  He took us out for an excellent dinner last night and several rounds of drinks.  I couldn't keep up with him, he's Irish!

The city of Vientiane is pretty low-key.  Not a lot of stuff to see.  We were out and about this afternoon in Tom's BMW and saw a hideous road accident.  A young girl on a motorbike was hit by a large truck.  It was extremely gruesome and I quickly looked away.  There was a large crowd gathered on the street looking at her.  Horrible.  She didn't have a helmet on.  

Tom's house is large and comfortable.  We are trying to decide if we are taking a side trip tomorrow.  Lilly isn't hot on the idea of going to Vang Viene.

Off to dinner soon.  The food in Laos has been delicious so far.  There isn't much of a street food scene here like in Thailand.