14/06/13
After a terrible nights sleep I met Sebastian in the lobby and went to breakfast with 2 of the lads from last night. Afterwards I hired a bike again to cycle to the Vietnamese Embassy. I was in and out within 3 minutes (I wish all visas were that simple) but like every other visa in my passport it was put in a totally random place, with no logic to it! The remainder of the morning was spent at the excellent COPE (Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise) Visitor Centre. COPE is the main source of artificial limbs, wheelchairs and walking aids in the whole of Laos. The visitor centre is a really interesting exhibition about prosthetics and UXO (unexploded ordinance). After lunch I met up with Sebastian again and we went to Salana Boutique Hotel for an afternoon cup of coffee. We stuck out like sore thumbs, both of us had shorts and flip flops whilst the rest of the patrons were suited and booted, although when we came to pay the girl who served us asked if we were staying there, so maybe we didn't look too bad! Dave also joined us after a while as he had been turned back from the border and had had to come back to Vientiane. We had a quick dinner as we were getting pick up at 17.00 to go to Pakse. There was a slight problem with getting to the bus station as it seemed as we were on nobody's pick up list, we got on minibuses then off then back on etc. We did make it eventually and we piled onto a waiting coach. The AC was set far too low so it was actually quite chilly after a while.
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| One of the displays:cluster bombs |
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| Sebastian in the Boutique Hotel |
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