Where Have You Been Today?

VIENTIANE: Kind of got a bit of a traveller's bug (I'll spare you the details) but I woke up this morning and decided a change of scenery might do me good so instead of occupying a hammock down by the river for a day or going tubing again I booked myself on a public bus en route to the capital. Seems like a good idea. Don't know how much there is to see here but I ate dinner by the Mekong, watched the sunset, saw a couple of wats and have studiously avoided Beer Lao. Tomorrow I'm off to try and blend sightseeing with all the necessary housekeeping (bus ticket, US dollars etc.) to see me through Southern Laos and into Cambodia. Seems I want another mission for my sins.