Trip to Laos on my birthday 0 Bangkok Grand palace 25-FEB-2007 17:58:00 We started and ended in Bangkok. We did not like the city, its too crowded and actually dirty, with beggers in every corner. We did spend however wonderful day at the Grand palace 0 On the river in Bangkok 25-FEB-2007 20:04:00 Followed by 90 minutes of worthless and dull time on a small boat on the city river. 0 phu phra bat the foot of budha 26-FEB-2007 22:03:00 From there we traveled to 0 Sisaket museum Laos 27-FEB-2007 20:30:00 Then we drove to a temple in the city, filled with old Budha statues and close to where the monks reside. 0 haghipxong village Laos 27-FEB-2007 21:29:00 We visited many small villages and explored the entire place to see how local people live and earn a living. We saw the making of fabric and scarves which was hand made in a small village just off the main road. 0 Vientien capital of Laos 28-FEB-2007 12:49:00 Every morning we woke up at around 6 am to see the monks walking on the streets singing and asking the local people for food(rice). 0 No name village near the bridge 28-FEB-2007 20:42:00 In one of the villages we visited there was a school filled with joyful chilren who were ery happy to see forigners. 0 vangvieng 01-MAR-2007 00:25:00 We biked to another small village which took a few hours but was very enjoyable because we had not biked in a few years. 0 Ban Som Dy, Laos 02-MAR-2007 17:06:00 We saw the making of a house in one of the villages. It was done completely by hand and everyone int he village helped. We also visited the dam which supplies power for many asian countries. 0 Back to Bangkok 04-MAR-2007 03:09:00 On our last night we saw a 'ladyboy' show which was very entertaining. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0