Right now I am sitting in a guest house in Pakse where one of the Lao staff has been sitting and watching Tom and Jerry and laughing. Now there is something on the TV about a dragon boat race I think... he is so engrossed he is not assisting any of the guests...
Anyway, so here I am in Pakse. I said goodbye to the 2 German people - Cathrine and Martin which was kinda sad. Simon and I then caught the overnight bus to Pakse (10 hrs) which was hilerious - I have never seen a bus like it! It was called "King of Bus" and was called a sleeping bus and actually had little booths with a mattress and pillow and blanket! I think the booths were really meant for 1 person but they put 2 people in each booth which was kinda funny cause if you didnt know the person you were sharing with it could have been a bit awkward cause the space was certainly a bit intimate!!
Here in Pakse there is nothing much to do in the actual town. I've been to Tad Lo with a group of people and swam in the river which was really nice. Then some kids came down to have their bath in the river - very cute!!
I have just been told that today is a rice growing festival and the monks will be lighting candles on little boats and sending them down the river so I will go and see that hopefully!!
Tomorrow morning I go to Si Phan Don (the Four Thousand Islands) where I will stay 2 or 3 days and then head to Cambodia...
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xxx Orna
