Vang Veng, Laos

We travelled by bus to Vang Veng, the bus dropped us off at the thavisok guest house. Normally when buses do this we pick up our bags and walk to find somewhere cheaper but it all seemed very reasonable and the view was just amazing so we decided to stay. For an air-con room it was only $10 or one closer to the river with a nicer view was $12 so of course cus we're so flushed with cash we choose the latter. We dropped our bags in room and went to the restaruant which over looks the river and ordered lunch and a beer next thing we know the sun is setting and we're still drinking. Needless to say we spent the evening drinking and taking in the view.
The view from the restaurant in Thaivsok.
Next day we went into town to find somewhere more central to stay well when I mean central beside the 3 of 4 restaurants in the town. We finally settled in a very cheap place "The Babylon bar"which was only $4.50 a night and the reason why was not because it was dirty,it was really clean actually, it was because the bed was like a rock and the room was like a wardrope very small indeed. All about counting the pennies. This place was really cool as there was a common area with t.v. and Dvd player with a really good selection of DVDs so we just relaxed and watched a few films.


Next day we rented a tuc tuc to take us to the local caves. The Tuc Tuc left us off at the end of a lane we walked a little and there was nothing but a river there so we just stood there laughing and wondering weather we walked across the river or what. Then a baot from accross the river came to pick us up but of course for a fee. We got into the boat, the river was so low in parts that the boat was rubbing along the river bed. The boat wouldn't start so we started drifting down the river it was quite funny, eventually the boat started so then we where going against the river and we had to stop the boat down the river a little get out and walk up the bank. We proceeded to the caves the 1st one was called the Elephant cave so we expected it to be huge but no it consisted of one buddist statue and us, it was more a whole in a wall than a cave, funny all the same.

Next cave was much more fun we tubed into this cave and pulled ourselfs around by a rope connected inside the cave. Then we just swam for a little while outside the cave. Alot of fun. Steven playing in the water having the time of his life.